Research Article

Effectiveness of Guided Inquiry Based Laboratory Instruction on Prospective Science Teachers’ Procedural and Conceptual Understandings

Number: 54 September 26, 2024
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Effectiveness of Guided Inquiry Based Laboratory Instruction on Prospective Science Teachers’ Procedural and Conceptual Understandings

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to interrogate the effectiveness of open guided inquiry laboratory approach on prospective science teachers’ procedural and conceptual understanding of direct current circuits. The study was realized during the first year of teacher training program with participation of eight prospective science teachers (PST). Laboratory reports and observations notes were used as data collection instruments. The analysis, based on two fold effectiveness model considers what students do and achieve compared to what their teacher intended them to do and achieve. Inquiry based lab instruction was seen to be effective for nearly all PSTs in contributing to procedural understanding and conceptual understanding of a single loop circuit but not especially of a two-loop circuit containing resistors in parallel. It seems that activities in the domains of procedural and conceptual were improved depending on each other. Unavoidable scaffolding such as supplying experimental hardware and giving some hints by the lecturer during lab work contributed with varying amounts to the flow of activities and to learning outcomes from PSTs.

Keywords

effectiveness, guided inquiry, direct current, circuit, prospective science teacher

Supporting Institution

Giresun Üniversitesi

Project Number

EĞT-BAP-A-270220-02

Ethical Statement

Giresun Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Fen ve Mühendislik Bilimleri Araştırmaları Etik Kuruluna sunulan 'Araştırma-sorgulamaya Dayalı Yürütülen Laboratuvar Çalışmalarının " Öğretmen Adaylarının Basit Elektrik Devreleri İle İlgili Belirli Öğrenme Amaçlarına Ulaşmalarındaki Etkinliği" başlıklı çalışma 27 Nisan 2022 tarih ve 21/03 sayılı Etik Kurulunca değerlendirilmiş olup; etik açıdan uygun bulunmuştur.

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APA
Karal Eyüboğlu, I. S., & Sağlam Arslan, A. (2024). Effectiveness of Guided Inquiry Based Laboratory Instruction on Prospective Science Teachers’ Procedural and Conceptual Understandings. Educational Academic Research, 54, 89-104. https://doi.org/10.33418/education.1458760
AMA
1.Karal Eyüboğlu IS, Sağlam Arslan A. Effectiveness of Guided Inquiry Based Laboratory Instruction on Prospective Science Teachers’ Procedural and Conceptual Understandings. Educational Academic Research. 2024;(54):89-104. doi:10.33418/education.1458760
Chicago
Karal Eyüboğlu, Işık Saliha, and Ayşegül Sağlam Arslan. 2024. “Effectiveness of Guided Inquiry Based Laboratory Instruction on Prospective Science Teachers’ Procedural and Conceptual Understandings”. Educational Academic Research, nos. 54: 89-104. https://doi.org/10.33418/education.1458760.
EndNote
Karal Eyüboğlu IS, Sağlam Arslan A (September 1, 2024) Effectiveness of Guided Inquiry Based Laboratory Instruction on Prospective Science Teachers’ Procedural and Conceptual Understandings. Educational Academic Research 54 89–104.
IEEE
[1]I. S. Karal Eyüboğlu and A. Sağlam Arslan, “Effectiveness of Guided Inquiry Based Laboratory Instruction on Prospective Science Teachers’ Procedural and Conceptual Understandings”, Educational Academic Research, no. 54, pp. 89–104, Sept. 2024, doi: 10.33418/education.1458760.
ISNAD
Karal Eyüboğlu, Işık Saliha - Sağlam Arslan, Ayşegül. “Effectiveness of Guided Inquiry Based Laboratory Instruction on Prospective Science Teachers’ Procedural and Conceptual Understandings”. Educational Academic Research. 54 (September 1, 2024): 89-104. https://doi.org/10.33418/education.1458760.
JAMA
1.Karal Eyüboğlu IS, Sağlam Arslan A. Effectiveness of Guided Inquiry Based Laboratory Instruction on Prospective Science Teachers’ Procedural and Conceptual Understandings. Educational Academic Research. 2024;:89–104.
MLA
Karal Eyüboğlu, Işık Saliha, and Ayşegül Sağlam Arslan. “Effectiveness of Guided Inquiry Based Laboratory Instruction on Prospective Science Teachers’ Procedural and Conceptual Understandings”. Educational Academic Research, no. 54, Sept. 2024, pp. 89-104, doi:10.33418/education.1458760.
Vancouver
1.Işık Saliha Karal Eyüboğlu, Ayşegül Sağlam Arslan. Effectiveness of Guided Inquiry Based Laboratory Instruction on Prospective Science Teachers’ Procedural and Conceptual Understandings. Educational Academic Research. 2024 Sep. 1;(54):89-104. doi:10.33418/education.1458760