GENDER DIFFERENCES IN EXPERIENCES OF 6TH-GRADE STUDENTS INQUIRY ACTIVITIES IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

TitleGENDER DIFFERENCES IN EXPERIENCES OF 6TH-GRADE STUDENTS INQUIRY ACTIVITIES IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2023
AuthorsLim, S.-M., Kim, Y
JournalJournal of Baltic Science Education
Volume22
Issue5
Start Page881-899
PaginationContinuous
Date PublishedOctober/2023
Type of ArticleOriginal article
ISSN1648-3898
Other NumbersE-ISSN 2538-7138
Keywordsexternal experience, gender difference, inquiry stage, internal experience
Abstract

Each student's individual experience in learning is very important. Lower secondary school students are engaged in activities that focus on inquiry rather than the acquisition of scientific knowledge in science classrooms. Therefore, the experiences and thoughts of lower secondary school students in the stage of scientific inquiry need to be analyzed. To this end, the internal and external experiences of students in the stages of observation, variable control, and conclusion drawing were analyzed through candle-burning experiments. Seventy-seven 6th-grade students were used as participants. The main activities; main actions; main thoughts; and contribution of actions, consciousness, and emotions were analyzed. No differences were observed in the external and internal experiences of male and female students in each stage of the inquiry activities. There were many cases in which other activities related to the inquiry were carried out in addition to the activities that were mainly performed at the corresponding stage. About 1/4 of the participants had internal experiences unrelated to inquiry. The results showed that interaction needs to be increased by including the variable control stage in the inquiry activities. Given that there were no differences in the external and internal experiences of male and female students, equal inquiry activities without gender discrimination can be achieved.

URLhttps://oaji.net/articles/2023/987-1697653866.pdf
DOI10.33225/jbse/23.22.881
Refereed DesignationRefereed
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