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Asia-Pacific Forum
on Science Learning and Teaching,Volume 12, Issue 2, Article 3 (Dec., 2011) |
Statistical Analysis of the Teacher Questionnaire, Showing the Mean and SD.
Item
5
<4
3
2
1
Mean
SD
1. I feel more confident about teaching inquiry-based science.
4
6
0
0
0
4.4
0.52
2. I have become more familiar with the scientific concepts of this topic.
7
3
0
0
0
4.7
0.48
3. I find it more difficult to teach inquiry-based science.
0
1
0
2
7
1.5
0.97
4. I can determine students’ incorrect concepts of the topic more easily.
1
6
3
0
0
3.8
0.63
5. I have become more aware of students’ incorrect concepts of scientific knowledge.
1
6
3
0
0
3.8
0.63
6. Through the workshop, I came to realize the importance of understanding students’ prior concepts when teaching science subjects.
1
9
0
0
0
4.1
0.32
7. I am better able to design inquiry-based activities to trigger students’ motivation to explore natural phenomena.
0
10
0
0
0
4.0
0
8. By guiding students in scientific inquiry activities, I can clarify their misconceptions more easily.
0
9
1
0
0
3.9
0.35
9. I can teach the same topic better in future by adopting the same teaching approach.
3
7
0
0
0
4.3
0.48
10. Thanks to the workshop, I am more confident in my ability to apply inquiry-based teaching to other topics.
0
10
0
0
0
4.0
0
11. I have a better understanding of inquiry-based learning and teaching on reflection.
2
7
1
0
0
4.1
0.57
12. I can answer students’ questions about this topic more easily.
1
9
0
0
0
4.1
0.32
13. I have learned how to design, organize, and use inquiry-based teaching materials and equipment.
0
9
1
0
0
3.9
0.35
14. I need more instructions to independently design and apply inquiry-based teaching.
0
5
4
1
0
3.4
0.70
15. Collaborating with tutors from the HKIED has extended my professional pedagogical knowledge of scientific inquiry-based learning and teaching.
4
6
0
0
0
4.4
0.52
16. I know more about students’ scientific thinking and their limitations.
0
10
0
0
0
4.0
0
5: strongly agree 1: strongly disagree .
