Assessment of the 14- and 15-year-old Students’ Understanding of the Atmospheric Phenomena
| Autor: | Janja Majer, Miha Slapničar, Iztok Devetak |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | Acta Chimica Slovenica, Vol 66, Iss 3, Pp 659-667 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1318-0207 1580-3155 |
| DOI: | 10.17344/acsi.2019.5087 |
| Popis: | The main purpose of this study was to identify understanding of atmospheric pollution phenomena such as acid rain, global warming, ozone layer depletion and photochemical smog among grade 9 lower secondary school students (aged 14 to15), in all Slovenian regions. The research involves the development of a three-tier multiple-choice diagnostic test entitled the Atmospheric Pollution Phenomena Diagnostic Test (APPDiT). APPDiT is a 15-item diagnostic test comprising items for assessing students’ understanding and self-confidence of atmospheric pollution problems. The results reveal that the majority of the participants demonstrated a lack of knowledge or misconception about atmosphere pollution since the overall success rate on the APPDiT was 39.6%. In particular, only 36.7%, 5.1%, 42.7% or 19.1% of the students have adequate knowledge regarding understanding of the formation, consequences, and strategies to reduce acid rain, global warming, ozone layer depletion and photochemical smog, respectively. This shows a substantial students’ knowledge deficits related to atmosphere pollution at the end of the compulsory education in Slovenia. |
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