A Case Study on the Effects of Mutual Evaluations by Students’ Own Video Clips in the Operation Skill of a Microscope

Abstract

In this research, we carried out class practice and inspected the effects of mutual evaluations by using students’ own video clips in a 6th grade science class on “the proper way to use a microscope”. As a result, learners evaluated the contents of each others’ video clip, and improved their microscopic operation skills and knowledge. Since the reliability of mutual evaluations improved and the evaluation can be entrusted to a teacher who is evaluating the learner, this research becomes a learning design which can be practiced on a daily basis. In addition, it is considered that this research which mainly concerns the learners’ subjective, active, and collaborative learning will prompt decision making by the earners themselves, so it is suggested that this research can be a class practice that includes important elements of active learning.