The Effects of Student-Centered Approach in  Improving Students’ Graphical Interpretation Skills  and Conceptual Understanding of Kinematical  Motion

dc.creator	Ambelu Tebabal
dc.creator	Gebregziabher Kahssay
dc.date	2011-06-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:07:17Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:07:17Z
dc.identifier	1870-9095
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/f56b722ca07b4459b649acb9d34f1d01
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/11093
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/f56b722ca07b4459b649acb9d34f1d01
dc.description	This study investigated the effect of student-centered instruction in improving students graphical interpretation skills and conceptual understanding of kinematical motion in Bistu Gebre Michael Catholic general and preparatory school found in Bahir Dar town of Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia. A total of 77 (39 female and 38 male) grade nine students were involved in the study. The design adopted in the study was non-randomized pre-test and post-test control group design. The instrument used in gathering data for the study was background survey, Graphical Interpretation Skill Test (GIST) and Motion Content Test (MCT). Chi-square ( 2) and t-test were used as statistical analysis. The internal reliability coefficient of the test was 0.73 using Kuder Richardson Formula-20 (KR-20). The result showed that studentcentered instruction was found to be more promising in improving students‟ graphical interpretation skill and conceptual understanding of kinematical motion.
dc.language	English
dc.language	Spanish
dc.language	Portuguese
dc.publisher	Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Latin American Physics Education Network
dc.relation	http://www.lajpe.org/june11/9_LAJPE_509_Ambelu_Tebabal_preprint_corr_f.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1870-9095
dc.source	Latin-American Journal of Physics Education, Vol 5, Iss 2, Pp 374-381 (2011)
dc.subject	Kinematics
dc.subject	student-centered approach
dc.subject	traditional approach
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	The Effects of Student-Centered Approach in Improving Students’ Graphical Interpretation Skills and Conceptual Understanding of Kinematical Motion
dc.type	Article