Investigating the Effects of Different Laboratory Environments on Gifted Students' Conceptual Knowledge and Science Process Skills

Autor/inn/en	Kapici, Hasan Ozgur; Costu, Fatma
Titel	Investigating the Effects of Different Laboratory Environments on Gifted Students' Conceptual Knowledge and Science Process Skills
Quelle	In: Turkish Journal of Education, 12 (2023) 2, S.94-105 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kapici, Hasan Ozgur) ORCID (Costu, Fatma)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Educational Environment; Science Laboratories; Academically Gifted; Knowledge Level; Scientific Concepts; Science Process Skills; Electronic Learning; Grade 6; Middle School Students; Hands on Science + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Wissensbasis; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin
Abstract	Instructional technology has been developing rapidly and its impacts can be observed in learning environments. One of the recent technological tools used in science classes is virtual laboratories. This study aims to investigate the effects of virtual laboratories on developing gifted students' conceptual knowledge and improving science process skills. A total of 60 sixth-grade gifted students were the participants. Half of the students were in the control group, in which hands-on experimentation was followed, and the other 30 sixth-grade students were involved in the experimental group, in which virtual laboratory environments were used. Two different instruments, a multiple-choice conceptual knowledge test, and a science process skills test, were used in this study. The findings indicated that each condition increased their content knowledge and enhanced their science process skills in the study. However, the gifted learners in the virtual laboratory environment performed better than those in the hands-on laboratory environment for both tests. Possible reasons for the findings and some suggestions were also shared in the discussion. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01