Student's perception and problem solving skills in learning physics through project-based learning (egg drop project)

Jeffry Juan Rosales JR (2016) Student's perception and problem solving skills in learning physics through project-based learning (egg drop project). Masters thesis, Universiti Malaysia Sabah.

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Abstract

This study was attempted by the researcher to examine students' personal interest, sense making and effort, real world connection and problem solving with the implementation of Project-Based Learning (PBL) - egg drop project towards learning physics in three (3) different perspectives which were overall students, gender (i.e., male and female students) and location (i.e., urban and rural students). Students have done egg drop project to have better understanding towards physics concepts (i.e., momentum, impulse and impulsive force).This research was taken place in one selected school at Tuaran (i.e., 20 urban students) and Kata Marudu (i.e., 18 rural students) Districts and was carried out on thirtyeight (38) Form Four students (i.e., 17 male and 21 female students) for both school in total. Data from this study were collected quantitatively and qualitatively. Quantitative data were collected via The Colorado Learning Attitude about Science Survey (CLASS) - personal interest, sense making and effort, real world connection and problem solving general category before and after PBL. Gathered data were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Science Version 20.0 for windows (SPSS) to compare the students' pre-survey and post-survey responses by using Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Tests. Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Tests results showed that students in each perspective have statistically significant difference after PBL for each CLASS - category except rural students' personal interest have no significant difference after PBL. Spearman's Rank - Order Correlation showed that students in each perspectives have significant positive correlation in each CLASS-category post-survey. In additon, quantitative data from focus group interview and focus group discussions showed emergence themes were fell under personal interest, sense making and effort, real world connection and problem solving perception category after trancriptions have been done. Robust assessments of students' problem solving skills showed that students in each perspective were more expert like in solving physics problems during PBL - egg drop project. Spearman's Rank - Order Correlation showed that students in each perspective have significant positive correlation in each CLASS category with their problem solving skills. Through PBL - egg drop project, students can relate physics concepts; momentum, impulse and impulsive force into real life situations, engage students' personal interest, increase students' sense making and effort, have problem solving confident and change students' perception towards learning physics.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Keyword:	Problem solving skills, Learning physics, Project
Subjects:	Q Science > QC Physics > QC1-999 Physics > QC1-75 General
Department:	FACULTY > Faculty of Science and Natural Resources
Depositing User:	DG MASNIAH AHMAD -
Date Deposited:	08 Mar 2024 14:39
Last Modified:	22 Apr 2024 10:03
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38354

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