Conference paper
Student Learning of Emergent Science Processes Using the PAIR-C Framework
2020 NARST Annual International Conference (Portland, Oregon, USA., 15/03/2020 - 18/03/2020)
15/03/2020
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Abstract
Studies exploring student understanding of science processes suggest that student explanations of how patterns are produced in nature are littered with misconceptions and resistant to change through traditional instruction. One common misconception displayed by students is the claim that diffusion and natural selection patterns are produced intentionally by agents, even though agents in these processes do not have control over the pattern they produce. We propose that student misconceptions arise
because students incorrectly align information about emergent processes into a sequential schema, as characterized in the PAIR-C framework, and that teaching students the underlying characteristics of emergent processes using the PAIR-C framework will improve their understanding of emergent science concepts. This study implemented a quasi-experimental design, in which 20 students received content about Diffusion and Natural Selection embedded in the PAIR-C framework, and 17 students received “Business as Usual” content that was unassociated with the PAIR-C framework. Our study found that students who received PAIR-C content outperformed the students who received generic content on the concept of Diffusion but not the Osmosis (transfer), Natural Selection, or Speciation (transfer) content. This article presents an explanation of the PAIR-C framework, our instructional intervention, results, and directions for future research.
Details
- Title
- Student Learning of Emergent Science Processes Using the PAIR-C Framework
- Creators
- Brandon VanBibber (Author) - University High SchoolPolly Lai (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyLu Ding (Author)Josh Adams (Author)Michelene Chi (Author) - Arizona State University
- Conference
- 2020 NARST Annual International Conference (Portland, Oregon, USA., 15/03/2020 - 18/03/2020)
- Identifiers
- 991013115413802368
- Academic Unit
- Centre for Teaching and Learning
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference paper