University of Zululand, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Public Underst Sci. 2017 Oct;26(7):806-814. doi: 10.1177/0963662516642725. Epub 2016 Apr 25.
We report on the attitudes and ideas developed by students from three distinct school groups to a science show about sound. We addressed two research questions: (1) How do the students compare with respect to their (a) attitudes to the sound show and to science in general and (b) changes in conceptual understanding as a result of the show and (2) what changes could be made to the show, and to science shows in general, that would be sensitive to the cultural and language differences of the groups? These were addressed by multiple-choice, pre- and post-tests comprising both attitudinal and conceptual questions. Our results pointed to a common enjoyment of the show but a different understanding of concepts and consequent learning, which suggest that science shows (and science teaching) need to be adjusted to accommodate different cultural groups for maximum impact.
我们报告了来自三个不同学校群体的学生对一场关于声音的科学表演的态度和想法。我们提出了两个研究问题：（1）学生们在（a）对声音表演和一般科学的态度以及（b）表演对概念理解的变化方面有何不同；（2）可以对表演以及一般科学表演进行哪些更改，以使其对群体的文化和语言差异更加敏感？这些问题通过包含态度和概念问题的多项选择、前测和后测来解决。我们的结果表明，学生们普遍喜欢表演，但对概念的理解和相应的学习却有所不同，这表明科学表演（和科学教学）需要进行调整，以适应不同的文化群体，从而产生最大的影响。
