Improving Middle School Students’ Understanding about Scientific Inquiry through Creative Problem-Solving Modules enriched with the History of Science

• DOI: 10.15390/eb.2023.12424
• Publication Date: 2024-02-09T13:07:28Z
• Authors: Ferah Özer; Nihal Doğan

Research showed that middle school students’ understandings of scientific inquiry in Türkiye are inadequate spite the science curriculum reforms have been conducted recent years. And thus, contemporary curricula should be organized as learning environments where students can find creative solutions to real-life problems using inquiry, collaboration, and reflection experience process creating knowledge. In line with this, this study, it was aimed improve understanding about through namely Creative Problem-Solving Modules Enriched History Science , compare their effectiveness current curriculum. The participants study were 5th, 6th, 7th grades, who grouped intervention (N=141) control (N=77). Since is a quasi-experimental classroom interventions implemented classrooms for one academic year, whereas group classes, Ministry National Education (MoNE) practices, which has vision literacy based on inquiry-based teaching approaches, applied. data collection tool Views About Scientific Inquiry (VASI) Questionnaire developed by Lederman et al. (2014) consists open-ended questions. VASI administrated pre-test post-test both groups, additionally focus interviews results changes aspects SI-2 ( There no single set or sequence steps followed all investigations ) SI-8 Explanations from combination collected what already known found statistically significant favor groups. Moreover, although lowest percentage naïve groups prior interventions, practices not effective improving these students. helped at informed level SI except SI-1 begin question but do necessarily test hypothesis ). However, 5 8 (SI-1, SI-2, SI-5, SI-7, SI-8). While effect development varies grade level; also had limited regardless level. modules implemented, 5th grades ones improved most. results, implications discussed recommendations policymakers provided.