Effectiveness of Homework Intervention in Impacting Scientific Reasoning Skills as Measured by the Classroom Test of Scientific Reasoning
Session Format
Poster Session (90 minutes)
Target Audience
Research
Abstract for the conference program
Students at risk of unsuccessful completion in college chemistry are reported to do poorly in tests of scientific reasoning. Literature reports a relationship between scores on validated scientific reasoning tests to standardized chemistry exam scores. Researchers in this study were interested in the importance of scientific reasoning skills to success in college chemistry. Studies were done on the relationship between the Classroom Test of Scientific Reasoning (CTSR) and final exam score for Georgia Southern University chemistry students. In addition researchers determined the effectiveness of homework intervention in facilitating development of scientific reasoning skills and improving scores on the CTSR. Pre and post tests of the CTSR were used to indicate the effectiveness of the intervention.
Proposal Track
R1: Projects in Process
Start Date
3-22-2018 6:00 PM
Recommended Citation
Narendrapurapu, Beulah and Orvis, Jessica N., "Effectiveness of Homework Intervention in Impacting Scientific Reasoning Skills as Measured by the Classroom Test of Scientific Reasoning" (2018). Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019). 6.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/stem/2018/2018/6
Effectiveness of Homework Intervention in Impacting Scientific Reasoning Skills as Measured by the Classroom Test of Scientific Reasoning
Students at risk of unsuccessful completion in college chemistry are reported to do poorly in tests of scientific reasoning. Literature reports a relationship between scores on validated scientific reasoning tests to standardized chemistry exam scores. Researchers in this study were interested in the importance of scientific reasoning skills to success in college chemistry. Studies were done on the relationship between the Classroom Test of Scientific Reasoning (CTSR) and final exam score for Georgia Southern University chemistry students. In addition researchers determined the effectiveness of homework intervention in facilitating development of scientific reasoning skills and improving scores on the CTSR. Pre and post tests of the CTSR were used to indicate the effectiveness of the intervention.
