Date of Publication

2008

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling Psychology

Subject Categories

Counseling

College

Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education

Department/Unit

Counseling and Educational Psychology

Thesis Adviser

Rose Marie S. Clemena

Defense Panel Chair

Carmelita P. Pabiton

Defense Panel Member

Imelda V.G. Villar
Nancy C. Rayos
Alexa P. Abrenica
Leo J. Capeding

Abstract/Summary

This study intends to describe students understanding of certain fundamental biological concepts such as diffusion and osmosis and to assess the persistence of familiar misconceptions within 2 weeks of instruction. Written tests and the use of conceptual change discussion protocol were conducted to carry out this objective. A total of 1 intact class (n=50) of freshmen nursing students from Manila Doctors College (MDC) enrolled in Anatomy and Physiology Lecture course were the subjects of the study. To identify alternative conceptions of the learners and their view towards the course, a researcher-designed 18-item Diffusion and Osmosis Test (D & OT) and the Views About Science Survey (VASS Biology) were utilized. Prior to instruction, D & OT was administered as a pretest, and the same concept test was given as a posttest in an effort to determine the extent of their conceptual understanding. An individual interview and mental model construction were likewise conducted to the extreme scorers on D & OT to identify further both scientific and alternative conceptions. Results revealed that majority of the students increased their conceptual understanding on diffusion and osmosis reflective of the mean score gain in the posttest after the conceptual change discussion. Moreover, it was also apparent that even after instruction, alternative conceptions on the key areas under influence of life forces and concentration and tonicity were prevalent as noted in the decrease percentage of the students who got the correct answer in the D & OT and also from the culled responses during the interview and mental model construction activities given to the extreme scorers. An increased mean score in the D & OT seem to suggest that the Interactive Engagement technique employed such as CCDP could hold promise as effective pedagogy for concept change.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Electronic

Accession Number

CDTG004445

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

v, 433 leaves ; 28 cm.

Keywords

Compassion Fatigue; Fatigue; Burnout, Professional

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