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International Journal of New Developments in Education, 2024, 6(10); doi: 10.25236/IJNDE.2024.061006.

Exploring students' understanding of “Earth's Movement” with OMC project

Author(s)

Jie Li, Jinming Yu

Corresponding Author:
Jinming Yu
Affiliation(s)

College of Environment and Resources, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China

Abstract

The setup of test questions should be effective in conveying diagnostic information and exploring potential valid information. In this study, we focused on the important “Earth's Movement” in secondary school geography, constructed a construct map of “Earth's Movement” based on students' cognitive development and the OMC program, and developed a hierarchical multiple-choice assessment based on the construct map to empirically investigate students' geography understanding. Understanding. Based on the results of the assessment, it is suggested that students should be assessed before and after instruction to determine where they are in the construct of latent interest, that answers to test questions should be developed to map a larger domain of knowledge, and that observable motion should be integrated with actual motion.

Keywords

Earth movement; Constructed maps; OMC

Cite This Paper

Jie Li, Jinming Yu. Exploring students' understanding of “Earth's Movement” with OMC project. International Journal of New Developments in Education (2024), Vol. 6, Issue 10: 35-41. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJNDE.2024.061006.

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