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Applying a POE teaching strategy sequence in teaching floating and sinking with regard to students’ alternative conceptions Dr. Fadeel Joubran Artist Meeting – Haifa – 2018 3
Research Purpose Improving “Sinking & Floating” Teaching Process Artist Meeting – Haifa - 2018 4
Research Questions 1. What are the alternative conceptions of 8 th grade students who study “ Sinking & Floating “ ? 2. Will POE teaching strategy could replace students’ alternative conceptions with scientific conceptions ? Artist Meeting – Haifa - 2018 5
Research stages Stage A: Applying Diagnostic questionnaire with 10 questions in Arabic language that have been translated from English version (Lin, 2008) and validated, as Pre. Stage A 1: Data Analysis Stage B: Integrating POE strategy into lesson plans. Stage B 1: Filling POE worksheet. Stage C: Diagnostic questionnaire As Post. Stage D: Data analysis. Artist Meeting – Haifa - 2018 6
The Action Research cycle Stage A 1 Stage D Stage B 1 Stage C Artist Meeting – Haifa - 2018 7
Research Scene 8 th grade 24 students Rene Middle School Teachers: Jumana &Aya Artist Meeting – Haifa - 2018 8
Applying POE strategy in teaching sinking and floating in the laboratory P R E D I C T Artist Meeting – Haifa - 2018 9
O B S E R V E P R E D I C T E X P L A I N Artist Meeting – Haifa - 2018 10
Data Diagnostic Questionnaire POE Work. Sheets Data collecting Interviews with students & Teachers Artist Meeting – Haifa - 2018 11
Preliminary Results - 1 The main misconceptions: q Big/heavy things snik, small/light things float. q Flat things float. q The sharp edge of an object makes it snik. q A large amount of water make things float. Artist Meeting – Haifa - 2018 12
Preliminary Results - 2 Some of Students’ Rseponses q “I liked the activity. First we had the opportunity to think for ourselves and make some conclusions, then we test…. . ” q “Interesting and unusual!” q “I liked how every one could present and verify an opinion” q “I liked the activity, however in the initial stages it was difficult to learn through a new teaching style. But it is better that the regular style“ Artist Meeting – Haifa - 2018 13
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