Assessment of scientific thinking in basic science in the Iranian second national Olympiad

Azarpira, Negar; Amini, Mitra; Kojuri, Javad; Pasalar, Parvin; Soleimani, Masud; Khani, Saman Hossein; Ebrahimi, Marzieh; Niknejhad, Hassan; Karimian, Zahra; Lotfi, Farhad; Shahabi, Shahram; Saadat, Iraj; Dehghani, Mohammad Reza; Mohagheghi, Mohammad Ali; Adibi, Payman; Lankarani, Kamran Bagheri

doi:10.1186/1756-0500-5-61

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“…Science learning is oriented to the development of caring and responsible attitude towards the social and natural environment (Kabba, 2009;Hewitt et al, 2013). In learning, the material acts as the relationship among separated data sources (Morrison et al, 2007;Adam & Carl, 2010;Azarpira, 2012). There are two main characteristics in providing learning materials to help students acquire scientific literacy, i.e.…”

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Science Integrated Learning Model to Enhance The Scientific Work Independence of Student Teacher in Indigenous Knowledge Transformation

Parmin

Sajidan

Ashadi

et al. 2017

JPII

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The scientific work independence is the core competency of student teacher of science. In this research, the effectiveness of the Science Integrated Learning Model (SIL) was measured in term of the scientific work independence of student teacher of science in changing the society's original knowledge into scientific knowledge. The changing was measured through Ethnoscience learning. The experimental method was used with the control group and experimental group in three different universities. The result of the t-test shows a correlation coefficient significance value at 0.000 < 0.05. Therefore, it concludes that there is not any difference between the experimental and control group. However, there is an effect of model application on the independence of the scientific work of student teacher of science.

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Science Integrated Learning Model to Enhance The Scientific Work Independence of Student Teacher in Indigenous Knowledge Transformation

Parmin

Sajidan

Ashadi

et al. 2017

JPII

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“…A study by Azarpira et al in Shiraz showed that inappropriate and poor informing were major weaknesses of Olympiads. 8 Therefore, it is necessary to increase students' awareness about the regulation privileges of the TSO due to joining and using these facilities. So, we could increase the knowledge of students by providing introductory pamphlets about TSO, holding introductory tours in these offices or in the faculties, improving and revising of TSO websites and linking TSO with the Sama System (education management system).…”

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“…These problems could be partially solved by holding the Scientific Olympiads. 8 Therefore, the universities can discover top students and the strengths and weaknesses of TSOs through these tournaments. The National Medical Science Olympiads are a great and valuable source for studying the effectiveness of facilities on talented students.…”

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Role of Talented Student Office in Encouraging Medical Science Students for Participating in Scientific Olympiads

Vahedi¹,

Ghojazadeh²,

Aghdash³

et al. 2016

Res dev med edu

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Introduction: Scientific Olympiads and the Talented Student Office (TSO) are two strategies for the identification and training of gifted and talented medical science students. The aim of the present study is to identify students' viewpoints about the facilities and privileges of the TSO in stimulating them to participate in the Medical Science Olympiad. Methods: This study was a cross-sectional descriptive study and all participating in the 4th and 5 th National Medical Science Olympiad in Iran from 2011 to 21012 were selected using the census method. The validity of a researcher-made questionnaire was confirmed by experts. The content validity index (CVI) was 0.95. Reliability was evaluated using Cronbach's alpha (α=0.8) and the test-retest method (ICC=0.85). Descriptive statistics including frequency, percent, mean and standard deviation were calculated by SPSS 19. Results: In total, 261 students responded to the questionnaires. About 36% of participants in this study had low or very low familiarity with regulations of the TSO. Continuing education to higher levels (master's, Ph.D., residency) and being recruited as a faculty member were the most motivational factors for participation and the least was the permission to select more courses (up to 27 units).

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“…The holding of MSSO is one of the effective strategies for this situation, which has been hardly applied in the recent years [7]. Scientific Olympiads are held every year in all over the world in some fields like biology, phasic thinking and protein modeling associated to the Science Ministry [8].…”

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Experiences of Selected Students in the Scientific Olympiad for Medical Students – A Qualitative Study

Vahedi¹,

ghorbanian²,

Zabihi³

et al. 2019

Preprint

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Objective: It is of great importance to identify the talent students in the Scientific Olympiad and pay attention to the upgrade of quality of these competitions. The aim of this study was to explain the Students' experiences about the Scientific Olympiad. This research was a phenomenological qualitative study. Data were collected based on questionnaires (27 students) and semi-structured interviews (13 students) who were selected in the Medical Students' Scientific Olympiad. The analyzing of information was performed using clayze method. Results: Students' experiences were divided into two main themes, including motivating and restrictive factors. Scientific level, planning and implementation and welfare issues were obtained as the three main categories by analyzing data. The participants suggested four holding suggestions, side plans, facilities and the notification results. In conclusions, students' experiences stated that the Medical Students' Scientific Olympiad in Iran is still at an early stage that challenges further the knowledge level. Therefore, it is necessary to design questions with high taxonomy by trained academic facilities. Also, the attention to the side programs, welfare amenities and recreational programs as the motivating factors for participating in these competitions recommend.

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Assessment of scientific thinking in basic science in the Iranian second national Olympiad

Cited by 9 publications

References 21 publications

Science Integrated Learning Model to Enhance The Scientific Work Independence of Student Teacher in Indigenous Knowledge Transformation

Science Integrated Learning Model to Enhance The Scientific Work Independence of Student Teacher in Indigenous Knowledge Transformation

Role of Talented Student Office in Encouraging Medical Science Students for Participating in Scientific Olympiads

Experiences of Selected Students in the Scientific Olympiad for Medical Students – A Qualitative Study

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