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Espacios en blanco. Serie indagaciones
versión impresa ISSN 1515-9485versión On-line ISSN 2313-9927
Resumen
RODRIGUEZ ESTEBAN, Julia; SOLAZ PORTOLES, Joan Josep y SANJOSE LOPEZ, Vicente. Effects of academic training and gender on scientific reasoning skills of secondary school students: a pilot study. Espac. blanco, Ser. indagaciones [online]. 2022, vol.32, n.1, pp.79-90. ISSN 1515-9485. http://dx.doi.org/10.37177/unicen/eb32-316.
This study attempts to determine the level of scientific reasoning skills of secondary school students and analyze the influence of students' academic level and gender on these skills. It also intends to ascertain the skills that students found difficult. The scientific reasoning skills questionnaire proposed by Hanson (2016) was administered to 122 Spanish secondary school students in grades 8-11 (ages 13-17 years old). From the questionnaire scores obtained and the ANOVA performed, it can be concluded that: a) the average level of scientific reasoning skills does not seem appropriate; b) academic training has a significant effect on these skills; and c) gender does not produce significant differences. The most problematic skills for students were located through difficulty index of the items included in the questionnaire. Finally, the possible didactic implications derived from the study are discussed.
Palabras clave : scientific reasoning skills; academic training; gender; secondary education.