A Study on Science Teaching based on Multiply Programmed Activity for Inquiry Learning in Secondary School (Part 1) - "Decomposition and Combination of Materials by Heating" -

Abstract

Multiply programmed activity for inquiry learning is effective in cultivating attitude to keep on inquring scientifically through continual life. Science teaching based on multiply programmed activity for inquiry learning was designed and carried out in the unit "Decomposition and Combination of Material by Heating". The students'understanding of the fundamental and essential concept of science, their acquisition of some processes in scientific inquiry method, and their interest concerning the lessons were examined by means of written test, performance test, and questionaire survey. Consequently, the following results were obtained by this research. 1) Through the learning activity by multiply programmed activity for inquiry learning, the students keep on inquiring with much interest. 2) Voluntary attitude can be cultivated through this learning activity. 3) This learning activity enables the students to understand the fundamental and essential conceps of science in this programme and to aquire some processes such as obterving, experimenting, and inferring in the scientific inquiry.