Journal article
Impact of chemistry experiments outreach program on learning and attitudes for students in their penultimate year of schooling
Teaching Science, Vol.62(1), pp.43-53
2016
Abstract
Year 11 chemistry students from three schools in the Sunshine Coast Region of Education Queensland carried out a choice of five experiments aligned with their school curriculum on campus at the University of the Sunshine Coast and in their own school classrooms. Significant improvements in science learning were observed in student post-test quiz scores compared to pre-test results. One cohort increased their theoretical knowledge scores from a pre-test average of 13% to a posttest average of 66%. Another cohort increased their practical knowledge scores from a pre-test average of 44% to a post-test average of 61%.
Details
- Title
- Impact of chemistry experiments outreach program on learning and attitudes for students in their penultimate year of schooling
- Authors
- Sarah Windsor (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringJack Bailey (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
- Publication details
- Teaching Science, Vol.62(1), pp.43-53
- Publisher
- Australian Science Teachers Association
- Date published
- 2016
- ISSN
- 1449-6313
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2016 Australian Science Teachers Association. Reproduced with permission.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; School of Education and Tertiary Access; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449938802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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