Using Problem-Based Learning Model to Improve Physics Students’ Performance in Gravity
Gideon Owusu,
Victor Antwi
Issue:
Volume 10, Issue 6, December 2022
Pages:
164-173
Received:
8 September 2022
Accepted:
5 December 2022
Published:
15 December 2022
DOI:
10.11648/j.sjedu.20221006.11
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Abstract: The researchers’ experience in teaching Gravity during Physics lessons at Senior High Schools in Ghana indicated that many Physics students, had difficulties in understanding concepts in gravitation that require problem-solving skills. This therefore leads students to perform poorly under this topic during examinations though little or no attention is given to the fact that the student’s problem-solving skills can affect their performance in gravitation. This study was primarily aimed at enhancing the performance of Form Two students of St. James Seminary Senior High School, Sunyani, in solving problems related to gravity. Through direct observation in the school, the problem of poor problem-solving skills and low performance in gravitation was identified among the students. To curb the problem identified, action research design was embarked upon. Pre and post interventions activities were designed gather data to answer the research questions. The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics. The study results clearly showed that teachers and learners would achieve their goals if the lesson includes a problem-based learning method. It was recommended that teachers should incorporate higher-order thinking problems into the curriculum to improve students’ thinking skills, retain what they have learnt, provides stimulate their learning process and improve their higher-order thinking abilities for use in real-life situations.
Abstract: The researchers’ experience in teaching Gravity during Physics lessons at Senior High Schools in Ghana indicated that many Physics students, had difficulties in understanding concepts in gravitation that require problem-solving skills. This therefore leads students to perform poorly under this topic during examinations though little or no attention...
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Foundations of Scientific Thought in the Age of Knowledge and Its Practical Implications in Research
Cesar Alonso Bohórquez Meleán,
Priscila Isabel Ávila,
Martha Elena Galvis,
Adriana Cecilia Alcaraz
Issue:
Volume 10, Issue 6, December 2022
Pages:
174-179
Received:
28 December 2021
Accepted:
27 January 2022
Published:
10 January 2023
Abstract: The searches for creative and holistic solutions favorable to the resolution of complex problems that underlie an interconnected world governed by Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have stimulated the emergence of approaches with an emphasis on the integration of knowledge that represents scientific thought in the age of knowledge. This article aims to analyze the foundations of scientific thought in the age of knowledge and its practical implications in research. It is based on the integrationist epistemological approaches to research (Connectivism, System and Complex Thought) proposed according to the theoretical criteria of Bohórquez (2020), Bohórquez, Cabarcas and Ávila (2020), Martínez (2012), Fidias (2012), Corbetta (2010), Bernal (2010), Hurtado (2010), Barreras (2010), Siemens (2004) among others. It represents the product of a qualitative - interpretive investigation of documentary review, guided by methods and techniques inherent to documentary analysis and hermeneutics. The results warn that, in the era of knowledge, an integrationist scientific thought has been configured, based on the resignification of the concept of social science, which assigns a holistic character to research. It is concluded that the adoption of this thought has originated a set of practical implications in the research processes and methods that currently has the support of the world scientific community, among them the following stand out: 1. Plurality of methods, 2. Complementarity of methods, 3. Synergistic work (cooperation, collaboration) between researchers, scientific communities and research centers; and, 4. Organization of the investigative work in plans, programs and projects.
Abstract: The searches for creative and holistic solutions favorable to the resolution of complex problems that underlie an interconnected world governed by Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have stimulated the emergence of approaches with an emphasis on the integration of knowledge that represents scientific thought in the age of knowledge. T...
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