The Effects of Technology-Supported Socioscientific Inquiry (SSI) on Student Achievement and Attitudes Towards Science
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Thomas Brush, Krista Glazewski, Suhkyung Shin, Indiana University, United States ; Sungwon Shin, Texas Tech University, United States
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, in Savannah, GA, United States ISBN 978-1-939797-13-1 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of socio-scientific inquiry (SSI) instruction on student achievement and attitudes towards science. Specifically, this study addressed the following research questions:
- What impact does participation in an SSI unit have on high school students’ knowledge of science content?
- Is there a difference in gains in science knowledge between students based on levels of prior knowledge in science?
- What impact does participation in an SSI unit have on high school students’ attitudes towards science?
Citation
Brush, T., Glazewski, K., Shin, S. & Shin, S. (2016). The Effects of Technology-Supported Socioscientific Inquiry (SSI) on Student Achievement and Attitudes Towards Science. In G. Chamblee & L. Langub (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 2594-2599). Savannah, GA, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 19, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/172061/.
© 2016 Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
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