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Development of an Instrument for Assessing the Effectiveness of Adolescents’ Experimental Activity Based on Solving Physics-Oriented Tasks

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  Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 10.26907/esd.19.4.11
  Volume Number: 19 | Issue Number: 4 | Pages: 133 - 147
  Published: December 2024
  Article Keyword(s): assessment tool, evaluation system, experimental activity, observation, physical concept of the world, physics, science literacy
  Article Author(s) - listed alphabetically: Alexander Adamsky, Nikita Kolachev
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This article focuses on addressing the problem of enhancing the effectiveness of natural science education in schools, particularly in physics, by applying the principle of problem-based learning and designing lessons centered on experimental activity. The foundational unit of this model is a student's action that is motivated, deliberate, and aimed at attempting to solve a task, exploring solutions, and engaging in reflection and generalization of goal-directed actions. However, assessing the effectiveness of such actions requires high-quality research instruments capable of collecting reliable data. To address this challenge, we developed an assessment instrument and empirically tested some psychometric requirements. We hypothesized that the key requirements for such an instrument are: (1) alignment with the structure of activity; (2) multifunctionality and robustness against changes in the evaluator. These requirements were formulated by the authors based on V.V. Davydov's theory of learning activity and the theory of psycho-pedagogical measurement. Data collection was conducted through non-participant observation, with student activity evaluated by independent experts—assessors—using audio and video recordings of experimental lessons in three schools in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. The validation of the instrument's requirements was carried out through the analysis of expert judgments and the application of consistency metrics, such as the proportion of matching results and Kendall's nonparametric concordance coefficient. The analysis of the collected data demonstrated that: (a) the developed instrument effectively captures actions related to task-solving in accordance with the theoretical model; (b) the assessments by independent observers yielded similar results, as reflected in acceptable consistency metrics for their evaluations.

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assessment bibliometric analysis blended learning communication competence Covid-19 creativity critical thinking distance learning education educational environment educational process educational standard evaluation foreign language future teachers higher education identity inclusive education lifelong learning model motivation multicultural education non-formal education pedagogy personality professional competence professional development professional orientation psychological safety quality quality of education reading comprehension reflection self-assessment self-development students teacher teacher education teacher professional development teachers teacher training training upbringing values

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Albina R. Drozdikova-Zaripova Alena Hašková Andreja Istenic Starcic Andreja Istenič Anna I. Akhmetzyanova Anna Kobtseva Aydar Kalimullin Aydar M. Kalimullin Aydar Minimansurovich Kalimullin Balwant Singh Branka Radulović Daria Medvedeva Dinara Bisimbaeva Elena Ibragimova Evgeniya Shishova Evsyukova E.A. Fatemeh Khonamri Ian Menter Idiyatov I.E. Ilshat R. Gafurov Kadriya Shakirova Liliana Shakirova Lira V. Artishcheva Lyubov A. Kochemasova Martina Pavlikova Mourat Tchoshanov Musa Nushi Natalya N. Kalatskaya Nick Rushby Oksana Kozhevnikova Olga K. Evdokimova Rezeda M. Khusainova Roza A. Valeeva Roza Valeeva Rushby N.J Tatiana Baklashova Valerian Faritovich Gabdulchakov Venera Zakirova Vera K. Vlasova Vera Khotinets Vera Vlasova Violeta Rosanda Vsevolod V. Andreev Yulia Novgorodova Zdenka Gadušová

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