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Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Science Education Research

Table 5 Student Temperature science ideas across an evolving explanation (n = 51)*

From: Supporting the development of scientific understanding when constructing an evolving explanation

  

Mean

Std. Deviation

Effect size Cohen’s dav

Temp Ex1

Before Explanation framework

1.24

.95

 

Temp Ex2

After Explanation Framework

3.27

2.09

1.34

Temp Ex3

After Feedback

5.20

2.71

0.80

Temp Ex4

After Additional Feedback

6.27

2.39

0.67

 

Exp 4 compared to Exp 1 (before framework)

  

Ex4-Ex1: 3.01

 

Exp 4 compared to Exp 2 (after framework)

  

Ex4-Ex2: 1.34

  1. *51 students completed all four iterations of the explanation that include temperature
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