IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/epw/ejedu0/v4y2023i2id30643.html

Implementation of a Teaching Scenario for Fifth-Grade Students Using the Software “MATHEMA” as a Teaching Tool: The Phenomenon of Light Reflection

Author

Listed:
  • Filippos Evangelou

    (Hellenic Open University, Greece)

  • Konstantinos Kotsis

    (University of Ioannina, Greece)

Abstract

In this paper the implementation of a teaching scenario on the phenomenon of light reflection for 55 students of the fifth grade of primary school is analyzed in detail. The novelty of this teaching scenario lies both in the fact that it is based on the use of the teaching tool/simulation software “MATHEMA” as a cognitive tool and in the fact that the pedagogical approach used is based on the principles of the constructivist approach. This teaching scenario consists of the following two parts: a) The teaching organization guide and b) The students’ worksheets. The SOLO method - taxonomy - is used to assess the learning outcomes. Based on the learning outcomes, a significant shift in students’ responses towards the scientific model was observed after the experimental interventions. Consequently, a conceptual change was achieved, to some extent, after performing the virtual experiments. The results presented in this study support the argument for the learning value and contribution of simulation software as a teaching tool in science teaching and learning.

Suggested Citation

  • Filippos Evangelou & Konstantinos Kotsis, 2023. "Implementation of a Teaching Scenario for Fifth-Grade Students Using the Software “MATHEMA” as a Teaching Tool: The Phenomenon of Light Reflection," European Journal of Education and Pedagogy, European Open Science, vol. 4(2), pages 261-266, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:epw:ejedu0:v:4:y:2023:i:2:id:30643
    DOI: 10.24018/ejedu.2023.4.2.643
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://eu-opensci.org/index.php/ejedu/article/view/30643
    File Function: Abstract page
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://eu-opensci.org/index.php/ejedu/article/download/30643/5958
    File Function: Full text
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.24018/ejedu.2023.4.2.643?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    More about this item

    Keywords

    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:epw:ejedu0:v:4:y:2023:i:2:id:30643. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Support (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://eu-opensci.org/index.php/ejedu .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.