%0 Journal Article
%A Mohd, Halim Marzuki
%A Sopia, Md Yassin
%D 2014
%F UNY:11441
%I Yogyakarta State University
%J Proceeding of  International Conference On Research, Implementation And Education  Of Mathematics And Sciences 2014
%K alternative conceptions, project approach, exploratory case study
%T PROJECT APPROACH IN SCIENCE:  AN EXPLORATORY CASE STUDY
%U http://eprints.uny.ac.id/11441/
%X The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness in implementing Project Approach (PA) among   year one pupils. The focus of this study is to identify pupils’ alternative concepts while implementing PA   in  the  chosen  science  topic.  An  exploratory  case  study  research  design  and  purposeful  sampling  was   employed in a year one classroom consisting of 22 pupils from different background and abilities. In this   study,  PA  was  used  as  a  teaching  and  learning  approach,  whereby  pupils  carried  out  science  projects   according  to  the  phases  in  PA.  This  study  employed  observations,  interviews  and  document  analysis   techniques  to  collect  data.  Through  the  projects,  the  study  found  that  PA  was  able  to  elicit  pupils’   alternative concepts related to float and sink through representations in the form of drawings and verbal   interactions which were recorded. This study provide implications on teaching and learning that needs to   take into consideration pupils’ prior knowledge in ensuring the formation  of scientific concepts.