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Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, Volume 8, Issue 1, Article
1 (June, 2007) Haluk ÖZMEN and Osman KENAN Determination of the Turkish primary students' views about the particulate nature of matter |
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Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, Volume 8, Issue 1, Article
1 (June, 2007) Haluk ÖZMEN and Osman KENAN Determination of the Turkish primary students' views about the particulate nature of matter |
Interpretation of differences between grades
The results of the test show that the students’ understanding at three grades about the particulate nature of matter is not the desired level. Majority of the students exhibited very limited understanding of the particulate nature of matter and had difficulties to relate the observable macroscopic changes to the invisible molecular events. They did not develop an understanding on how macroscopic observations might be related to microscopic explanations. It is expected that the levels of conceptions of 4, 5 and 6th grade students have to usually increase when the education level increases and because the concepts related to particulate nature of matter are taken up more detail with increasing grade levels and therefore students have to explain some daily life events in higher grades. When the test results are investigated, this is true. Namely; although there are some exceptions, in general, sixth grade students are in better condition in comparison with the other students in comprehension of the concept of the particulate nature of matter in the test. In another words, students in higher grades are more successful than the low ones. Because students are taught more detailed concepts as the level increases, this is an expected situation.
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