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Paul, Jürgen ; Lederman, Norman G. ; Groß, Jorge:
Learning experimentation through science fairs.
In: International Journal of Science Education.
Bd. 38
(2016)
Heft 15
.
- S. 2367-2387.
ISSN 1464-5289
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2016.1243272
Abstract
Experiments are essential for both doing science and learning science. The aim of the German youth science fair, Jugend forscht, is to encourage scientific thinking and inquiry methods such as experimentation. Based on 57 interviews with participants of the competition, this study summarises students’ conceptions and steps of learning about experimentation, taking into account age disparities. Five distinct subdomains of learning were identified in which learning processes may occur. These subdomains are procedure, purpose, material, control, and time. The three separate age groups used slightly different concepts but all the participants took the same or very similar steps of learning independent of their age. Two main reasons for conceptual developments could be detected: Firstly, the participating students had the opportunity to work using methodology similar to the commonly accepted scientific path of knowledge. Secondly, due to communication processes during the competition, a purposive reflection of their own project was promoted. With respect to different educational levels, experimentation proves to be a complex scientific framework that will be learnt step by step throughout students’ education. We therefore argue for a stronger anchoring of research experiments embedded in open or authentic inquiry to be included in science lessons at school.
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| Publikationsform: | Artikel in einer Zeitschrift |
|---|---|
| Begutachteter Beitrag: | Ja |
| Keywords: | Inquiry-based learning; experimentation; conceptual change; students' conceptions; learning process; science competition |
| Institutionen der Universität: | Fakultäten > Fakultät für Biologie, Chemie und Geowissenschaften > Fachgruppe Chemie > Lehrstuhl Didaktik der Biologie und Chemie > Lehrstuhl Didaktik der Biologie und Chemie - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jürgen Paul |
| Titel an der UBT entstanden: | Nein |
| Themengebiete aus DDC: | 300 Sozialwissenschaften > 370 Bildung und Erziehung 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 500 Naturwissenschaften |
| Eingestellt am: | 06 Nov 2025 09:57 |
| Letzte Änderung: | 06 Nov 2025 09:57 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/95142 |