The Impact of Problem-Solving Instruction on Middle School Students' Physical Science Learning: Interplays of Knowledge, Reasoning, and Problem Solving

@article{Cheng2017TheIO,
  title={The Impact of Problem-Solving Instruction on Middle School Students' Physical Science Learning: Interplays of Knowledge, Reasoning, and Problem Solving},
  author={Shufang Cheng and Hsiao‐Ching She and Li Yu Huang},
  journal={Eurasia journal of mathematics, science and technology education},
  year={2017},
  volume={14},
  pages={731-743}
}
The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of problem solving instruction on 126 middle school students’ learning of physical science in terms of their scientific knowledge, scientific concept dependent reasoning and problem solving ability. This study used a quasi-experiment with one factorial design of instructional approaches (problem solving and traditional hands-on learning). Sixty-one students participated in problem solving while sixty-five students participated in traditional… 
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