High school students’ scientific reasoning skills
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Sep 13, 2024
Keywords:
skills scientific reasoning secondary education
Abstract
This study focuses on the investigation of the scientific reasoning skills of second grade high school students. The sample of the study consisted of 100 students who were in the second grade of high school. Lawson's Classroom Test of Scientific Reasoning was used to collect the data. The data of the study were the responses that the students gave to the questions included in the questionnaire. The analysis of the data revealed that the scientific reasoning skills of most of the students were not developed to a satisfactory degree. Therefore, it is recommended to develop teaching strategies that support the development of students' scientific reasoning skills.
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