היבטים קוגניטיביים ואפקטיביים בהוראה ולמידה דו-לשונית של מדע באמצעות חקר אירועים בקרב תלמידי תיכון במגזר הערבי

Abstract

Science learning involves difficulties which arise from the essence of science and
the methods used to teach it. Incorporating case studies may increase students
motivation to learn science and foster their acquisition of higher order thinking
skills. However, it may be difficult for Arab students to understand the case study
written in Hebrew, which is not their mother tongue. Therefore, partial translation of
the textbook may contribute to improving their understanding. In this research, Arab
high school students studied the “Quality of Air Around Us”, module written in
Hebrew, accompanied by partial Arabic translation. The research goal was to follow
cognitive and affective aspects in the bilingual setting. The research findings
indicate a significant increaset in number and complexity of questions in all classes
as well as trend for improvement with time in posing questions and system thinking
skills.Partial translation of scientific learning materials found to be effective as
reported by the students.