Interaction of students' academic background and support levels in a resource-based learning environment on earth's movement

Interaction of students' academic background and support levels in a resource-based learning environment on earth's movement

• So, Winnie Wing Mui Dept of Mathematics, Science, Social Sciences and Technology, Hong Kong Institute of Education
• Kong, Siu Cheung Dept of Mathematics, Science, Social Sciences and Technology, Hong Kong Institute of Education

Interactive Learning Environments, 18(2), 153-176, 2010

Routledge

2010

• F Learning & Teaching
  • FA General Teaching Strategies, Different Instructional Methods
• G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  • GJ Interdisciplinary

Research Methodology Interaction Educational Environment Scaffolding (Teaching Technique) Pretests Posttests Educational Resources Web Sites Academic Achievement Learning Processes Foreign Countries

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Primary Education

This research aims to study how a resource-based learning environment (RBLE) helps primary students develop better understanding of the Earth's movement. One objective of the study is to establish an RBLE by creating authentic contexts, selecting appropriate resources, designing relevant tools and adopting necessary scaffolds. The other objective is to examine the effects of the RBLE on primary students' understanding of the Earth's movement in different classroom settings with varied teaching support levels. Research methodology includes pre-lesson and post-lesson tests to study students' understanding, observation and analysis of lessons to examine the teaching scaffolding employed, interviews and teacher's written reflection after all the lessons to investigate their views of the use of RBLE. The findings indicated that there is an interaction effect between students' academic background and settings of learning, and that the RBLE provides little support to students of low academic background, but is very effective to students of higher academic background helping them to construct an improved understanding of the Earth's movement. The article suggested an integrated use of teacher-regulated inquiry approach and interactive inquiry approach for the better use of the RBLE.
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• English

Journal Articles

• 10494820

• 10.1080/10494820802393788

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/80f9fa69

2011-01-20