Promoting Science Learning in Sixth Graders Using Inquiry-Based, Socially Immersive Original Video

• In Event: Poster Session 9
  In Poster Session: Research in Science Learning and Teaching Poster Session 2

Abstract

A racially and economically diverse 6th grade sample was shown an original short video focusing on two non-human “teen” puppet characters using the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study 5Es instructional model to address common misconceptions about gravity (e.g., gravity only pulls down). Across four separate studies, a pre- and post-test design produced significant improvement in participants’ understanding of gravity after a single viewing. Girls’ learning improved equally or more than boys’. These results are discussed in the context of broader effective STEM education in this age range using this approach.

Authors

• Grant Gutheil, Nazareth College

• Susan Sherwood, Prove Your World

• Gail Grigg, Prove Your World

• Kevin Schoonover, Prove Your World

• Brian Koberlein, Prove Your World