Using Argumentation Application to Teach States and Change of Matter in Basic School

Authors

  • Sylvester Donkoh  Tutor, Science Department, Foso College of Education, Assin Foso, Ghana
  • Bernice Doughan  Teacher, Fosuansa Catholic Basic School, Breman Fosuansa, Ghana

Keywords:

Argumentation, Argumentation Application, States of Matter, Change of State of Matter, Pre-conception

Abstract

This research work was aimed at using argumentation to facilitate pupils understanding of the concepts states of matter and change of state of matter. The study was conducted at Assin Andoe D/A ‘A’ Basic school. Assin Ando is a town in the Assin South District in the Central Region of Ghana. All the 34 pupils in Andoe D/A ‘A’ Basic five were purposively selected to participate in the study. The design for the study was action research since a classroom problem was to be solved. The data collection procedure occurred in three stages; Pre-intervention stage, intervention stage and post-intervention stage. During the intervention stage, the pupils were taught states of matter and change of state of matter using argumentation application. Observation and test were used to collect data. The data collected showed that argumentation application is effective in helping basic school pupils understand states of matter and change of state of matter. The use of argumentation application made pupils active learners and helped the pupils to discard wrong pre-conceptions. Prior to the argumentation application, the pupils held the notion that gases cannot be seen and therefore cannot be characterized by shape and volume, and all solids change from solid to liquid before changing into gas.

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2017-12-31

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Volume 3, Issue 8, November-December-2017

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Sylvester Donkoh, Bernice Doughan, " Using Argumentation Application to Teach States and Change of Matter in Basic School, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 3, Issue 8, pp.588-592, November-December-2017.