Evaluating Middle School Students’ Spatial-Scientific Performance within Earth/Space Astronomy in Terms of Gender and Race/Ethnicity

Jennifer WİLHELM; Michael TOLAND; Merryn COLE

doi:https://doi.org/10.21891/jeseh.275681

Article Details

Evaluating Middle School Students’ Spatial-Scientific Performance within Earth/Space Astronomy in Terms of Gender and Race/Ethnicity

Authors:

Jennifer WİLHELM | Michael TOLAND | Merryn COLE

Publisher:

Seyit Ahmet KIRAY

Main Topics:

Sociology and anthropology

Journal:

Journal of Education in Science Environment and Health 2017 Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.40-51

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2017

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000503247

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

2149-214X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21891/jeseh.275681

Abstract:

 


Differences were examined between groups of sixth grade students’
spatial-scientific development pre/post implementation of an Earth/Space unit. Treatment
teachers employed a spatially-integrated Earth/Space curriculum, while control
teachers implemented their Business as Usual (BAU) Earth/Space units. A
multi-level modeling approach was used in a hierarchical manner to evaluate
student performance on the Purdue Spatial Visualization: Rotation test
(PSVT-Rot) and on the Lunar Phases Concept Inventory (which included four
spatial domains), while controlling for two variables (gender and race/ethnicity)
at the student level and one variable (teaching experience) at the teacher
level. Results showed Treatment girls achieved higher LPCI Periodic Patterns
(PP) spatial domain post-scores than girls in the BAU group. A gender gap was also
observed (in favor of boys) within the BAU group for PP domain post-scores,
while no gap was shown within the Treatment group. In addition, results
for PP suggest Students of Color tended to have lower PP scores than White
students (Effect Size = .29), and that higher pretest PP scores tended to lead
to higher posttest PP scores, after adjusting for other student and teacher
characteristics. The only statistically significant predictor of the PSVT-Rot
posttest scores were scores on the respective pretest.

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Article Details

Evaluating Middle School Students’ Spatial-Scientific Performance within Earth/Space Astronomy in Terms of Gender and Race/Ethnicity

Authors: Jennifer WİLHELM | Michael TOLAND | Merryn COLE

Publisher: Seyit Ahmet KIRAY

Main Topics: Sociology and anthropology

Journal: Journal of Education in Science Environment and Health 2017 Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.40-51

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 1/2017

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2000503247

Frequency: Quarterly

eISSN: 2149-214X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21891/jeseh.275681

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Authors:

Jennifer WİLHELM | Michael TOLAND | Merryn COLE

Publisher:

Seyit Ahmet KIRAY

Main Topics:

Sociology and anthropology

Journal:

Journal of Education in Science Environment and Health 2017 Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.40-51

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2017

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000503247

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

2149-214X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21891/jeseh.275681