Jing Lin, Letong Zhang, Wenting Wei, Ping-Han Cheng, Chun-Yen Chang
Scientific modeling (SM) is a core scientific practice and critical for students’ scientific literacy. Previous research has not used interactive computer assessment to investigate students’ SM ability. This study aimed to explore an effective way in human-computer interaction to reveal the challenges faced by students in the four-element process of constructing, using, evaluating, and revising models. Contextualized in the solar system, eleven interactive tasks assessed 419 students in grades 4, 7, and 10. Results indicated that “model evaluation” and “model revision” were more difficult for students than “model construction” and “model use.” Grade significantly predicted students’ SM ability (p<.001). The interaction with re-answer according to feedback promoted students’ in-depth reflection and performance in SM. Findings of the study may provide a basis for improving students’ SM ability © 2022 by the authors; licensee Modestum. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment for Basic Education Quality, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China; Department of Science Education, National Taipei University of Education, Taipei City, Taiwan; Science Education Center, Graduate Institute of Science Education and the Department of Earth Sciences, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei City, Taiwan; Department of Biology, Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia