Hong Kong primary pupils' cognitive understanding and reasoning in conducting science investigation:A pilot study on the topic of "Keeping Warm"

dc.creator	LEE Yeung Chung
dc.creator	NG Pun Hon
dc.date	2004-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:19:23Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:19:23Z
dc.identifier	1609-4913
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/983b6f8d1020461f8be57d404967297f
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/27555
dc.description	With the increase in prominence of the investigative approach in Hong Kong science curricula from the primary to the senior secondary level, there is urgency for local science educators including primary school teachers to gain a better understanding of pupils' existing cognitive understanding and reasoning ability for performing science investigation. This is to allow teachers to see where pupils stand in relation to investigation so as to seek a better way to nurture the investigative approach. This paper reports the preliminary findings of a pilot project aiming to reveal the existing cognitive understandings of primary pupils which may facilitate or hinder them to conduct scientific investigation. Using an investigation task on heat conduction as a probe, the study reveals that Primary 4 and 5 pupils, though limited in their understanding and ability to design a reliable and valid investigation, were quite ready to maneuver through the process and were able to evaluate their design by reflecting on their experiences. It was also found that the Primary 5 pupils exhibited a better understanding and reasoning ability than their Primary 4 counterparts in these aspects.
dc.language	English
dc.language	Chinese
dc.publisher	Hong Kong Institute of Education
dc.relation	http://www.ied.edu.hk/apfslt/v5_issue3/leeyc/index.htm
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1609-4913
dc.source	Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, Vol 5, Iss 3, p 8 (2004)
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Hong Kong primary pupils' cognitive understanding and reasoning in conducting science investigation:A pilot study on the topic of "Keeping Warm"
dc.type	article