Relationship between Scientific Reasoning and Scientific-Mathematical Content Knowledge in International General Certificate of Secondary Education and International Baccalaureate Diploma Programs

Year 2022, Volume: 22 Issue: 1, 50 - 67, 30.06.2022

Dinçer Akış , Akin Metli

https://doi.org/10.53629/sakaefd.736800

Abstract

Abstract. Scientific reasoning skills help students master scientific competencies, understand complex concepts, and equip them with the abilities to apply concepts and competencies in a variety of real-life contexts. These skills are important for students’ preparation to the international education programs. Since there are limited studies in the literature that examine the relationship between students’ content knowledge and scientific reasoning, especially in the international programs in secondary education, this research aims to investigate the extent to which the students’ achievement in the International General Certificate of Certificate (IGCSE) as well as students’ achievement in their science and mathematics courses in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP) correlate to the students’ scientific reasoning abilities. The research was conducted at a national school with IGCSE and IBDP programs. The study used Classroom Test of Scientific Reasoning (CTSR) to measure the scientific reasoning. The students’ performances in the CTSR and their levels of achievement in science and math in the IGCSE and IBDP were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation test and Kendall’s tau-b correlation test. The results revealed that there is a moderate correlation between scientific reasoning and content knowledge in science and mathematics.

Keywords

IGCSE, IBDP, Science Education, Mathematics education

Uluslararası Genel Ortaöğretim Sertifikası ve Uluslararası Bakalorya Diploma Programlarında Bilimsel Akıl Yürütme ve Fen-Matematik Alan Bilgisi İlişkisi

Abstract

Öz. Bilimsel akıl yürütme becerileri, öğrencilerin bilimsel yeterliliklere hakim olmalarına, karmaşık kavramları anlamalarına ve bunları çeşitli gerçek yaşam bağlamlarında yetkin bir biçimde kullanmalarına yardımcı olur. Bu beceriler, öğrencilerin uluslararası öğretim programlara hazırlanması için önemlidir. Özellikle, ortaöğretimdeki uluslararası programlarda, alan bilgisi ve öğrencilerin bilimsel akıl yürütme arasındaki ilişkiyi inceleyen literatürde sınırlı sayıda çalışma olması sebebiyle, bu araştırma öğrencilerin Uluslararası Genel Ortaöğretim Sertifikası ve Uluslararası Bakalorya Diploma Programındaki (IBDP) fen ve matematik dersleri başarıları ile bilimsel akıl yürütme yetenekleri arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Araştırma IGCSE ve IBDP uygulayan ulusal bir okulda yürütülmüştür. Çalışmada bilimsel akıl yürütmeyi ölçmek için Sınıfiçi Bilimsel Akıl Yürütme (CTSR) kullanılmıştır. Öğrencilerin CTSR'deki performansları ile IGCSE ve IBDP'deki fen-matematik derslerindeki başarı düzeyleri Pearson korelasyon ve Kendall’ın tau-b korelasyon testi kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Sonuçlar, fen-matematik alan bilgisi ile bilimsel akıl yürütme arasında orta düzeyde bir ilişki olduğunu ortaya koymuştur.

Keywords

IGCSE, IBDP, Fen Eğitimi, Matematik Eğitimi

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