运用积木模型开展科学教育活动初探

A preliminary study of literacy-oriented teaching via the building blocks elements of Gigo

旨在透过智高积木的组合,探讨素质教育的学习成效。研究人员将科学知识转化为小组分工的动手做课程,并在教学过程中持续与学生进行交流和沟通。课程架构分为两部分:简单机械设计与动物骨骼仿作,前者借助已知的工学原理如齿轮、滑轮、杠杆等概念来设计,后者则通过对哺乳动物骨架的观察,利用积木元件模仿其外观及功能。研究过程以小组同侪间的合作方式进行,研究人员则在学生以积木元件呈现自己的思考过程中实时反馈,并在学生间意见相左时参与讨论,帮助学生对问题的理解更加具体与清晰,一起找出可行且有创意的解决方案。在课后调查中发现,学生对课程显示出很高的兴趣,同时也学到了充足的知识。目前,素养导向式教学在科学教育中的重要性逐渐提升,市面上已出现不少相关的教具,希望在传统讲述式教学外提出更多不同类型的教学可能供教育人员参考。

This study explored the effectiveness of literacy-oriented teaching using the building blocks elements of Gigo.The researchers utilized the scientific knowledge to develop a team-work course,and continued to discuss problems with children's group during the course.The course was divided into two parts: simple machine and mammalian skeleton.The first part employed the Gigo blocks elements to teach the principles of gears and levers to child,and then asked the groups to try tocreate their idea of a simple machine themselves.In the second part,the groups had to observe andunderstand how a mammalian skeleton functions,and then had to use Gigo blocks elements to imitate the appearance and function of it.Every child had to discuss his or her idea in a peer group,the researchers would join them when a difficulty occurs.An investigation after the course showed theat children enjoyed the course,and they thought they can learn more in team work using Gigo blocks.Literacy-oriented teaching is becoming more and more important in science courses,and there are various materials can be used for this sort of teaching.We hope our preliminary study offers science teachers one more possibility for literacy-oriented teaching.