Table 4 WAT frequency table of the experimental group
From: Effect of a STEM approach on students’ cognitive structures about electrical circuits
Stimulus words | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ELECTRIC CURRENT | VOLTAGE | RESISTANCE | BATTERY | |||||
Response words | M1 | M2 | M1 | M2 | M1 | M2 | M1 | M2 |
ELECTRIC CURRENT | – | – | 38 | 105 | – | 78 | 23 | 87 |
VOLTAGE | 16 | 94 | – | – | – | 70 | 22 | – |
RESISTANCE | – | 75 | 8 | 56 | – | – | 14 | – |
BATTERY | 38 | 133 | 22 | 117 | – | 112 | – | – |
Electrical circuit | – | 167 | – | 128 | – | 66 | – | 129 |
Electrical shock | 218 | 122 | 118 | 80 | – | – | 82 | – |
Electricity | 88 | 185 | 56 | 107 | 18 | 78 | 23 | – |
Light/Lighting | 183 | 235 | 101 | 71 | - | 104 | 68 | – |
Energy | 123 | 100 | 87 | - | 46 | – | 105 | 91 |
Lamp | 77 | 172 | 36 | 39 | 49 | – | 35 | 151 |
Home appliances | 113 | 112 | 91 | - | 55 | – | 78 | – |
Wires/cables | 104 | 133 | 13 | 65 | 58 | – | – | – |
Danger | 101 | – | 114 | – | 24 | – | 36 | – |
Electrical plugs | 206 | 83 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – |
Sparks | 111 | – | 109 | – | – | – | – | – |
Switchboard | 107 | – | 66 | – | – | – | – | – |
Negative | 24 | 82 | – | 94 | – | – | 45 | 131 |
Positive | 26 | 95 | – | 87 | – | – | 42 | 134 |
Block | – | – | – | – | 176 | – | – | – |
Stop | – | – | – | – | 127 | – | – | – |
Effort | – | – | – | – | 111 | – | – | – |
Power supply | – | – | – | – | – | 44 | – | 184 |
Electrons | – | 122 | – | 109 | – | – | – | – |
Volt | – | – | – | 122 | – | – | – | – |
Ampere | – | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Ammeter | – | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Voltmeter | – | – | – | 133 | – | – | – | – |
Ohm | – | – | – | – | – | 109 | – | – |