International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology

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The effect of changes in the difficulty level of concepts by semester and changes in class types on academic achievement by level

  • Min Ju Koo (Dept. of Chemistry Education and The Research Institute of Natural Science, Gyeongsang National Univ.) ;
  • Dong-Seon Shin (Dept of Chemistry Education, Gyeongsang National Univ.) ;
  • Jong Keun Park (Dept of Chemistry Education, Gyeongsang National Univ.)
  • Received : 2023.08.03
  • Accepted : 2023.08.29
  • Published : 2023.09.30
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Abstract

This study surveyed 2nd graders of B high school and 1st graders of A university in Gyeongnam on factors such as behavior control and interaction in non-face-to-face classes, easy or difficult concepts presented in chemistry I and general chemistry textbooks. Based on the results of the survey, the effect of changes in the difficulty level of concepts presented in chemistry I and general chemistry and changes in class types (face-to-face and non-face-to-face) on students' academic achievement by level was compared and analyzed. In the face-to-face class, the average score between the first and second semesters was similar according to the change in the difficulty of the concepts presented in chemistry I and general chemistry. In the non-face-to-face class, the average score of chemistry I in the second semester was quite low, and the average score of general chemistry was rather high. In non-face-to-face classes, the average score of chemistry I in the second semester of low-level students was significantly lowered due to changes in the difficulty of the concept and changes in class types on academic achievement by level. In the case of 10% of students at the lower level, the academic achievement of chemistry I decreased in both the second semester regardless of the changes in the difficulty level of concepts and the changes in class types.

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