Seeing the Bigger Picture: Pilot Study on Graph and Table Interpretation of Pre-Service Chemistry Teachers

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11410%2F25%3A10499825" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11410/25:10499825 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=1PUSee9RZK" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=1PUSee9RZK</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/cdem-2025-0002" target="_blank" >10.2478/cdem-2025-0002</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Seeing the Bigger Picture: Pilot Study on Graph and Table Interpretation of Pre-Service Chemistry Teachers
Original language description
This study focused on pre-service chemistry teachers’ ability to interpret graphical and tabular data - a critical, yet underexplored component of scientific literacy in chemistry education. A newly developed multi-tier diagnostic test was piloted with 21 university students to assess their accuracy, reasoning, and confidence when engaging with visual representations embedded in chemistry learning materials. The results showed that students performed better on graph-based tasks than on those involving tabular data, particularly when higher-order reasoning was required. While confidence judgments generally aligned with performance, metacognitive accuracy decreased for more complex tasks. Psychometric analysis confirmed the test’s high internal consistency and acceptable item discrimination. Based on pilot data and student feedback, the instrument was revised into a four-tier format with enhanced item clarity and cognitive balance. The refined tool will be used in a follow-up study incorporating eye-tracking to further explore students’ interaction with visual data. This research thus contributes to improving diagnostic assessment and instruction in chemistry teacher education.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50301 - Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]

Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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