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  • Physical Sciences
  • Secondary Education

Background:

  • Digital Research Skills (DRS) are crucial for modern scientific research and communication.
  • Assessing DRS in pre-university students is vital for educational development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the level of Digital Research Skills (DRS) demonstrated in 12th-grade pre-university science students' Science Project Reports (SPRs).
  • Identify specific areas of deficiency in students' application of DRS within their scientific work.

Main Methods:

  • Collected and analyzed 88 Science Project Reports (SPRs) from physical science students.
  • Developed and utilized a rubric based on a bottom-up approach to systematically code DRS.
  • Ensured rubric validity through expert review and assessed inter-rater reliability.

Main Results:

  • Students exhibited significant difficulties in digital data analysis, transformation, and visualization.
  • Inadequate referencing, poor figure construction, and limited data handling proficiency were identified.
  • Problems with digital tools for writing and formula representation were observed, potentially causing confusion.

Conclusions:

  • The overall level of Digital Research Skills (DRS) in the assessed student reports is insufficient.
  • Addressing deficiencies in DRS is critical to prevent confusion and improve scientific communication.
  • Increased focus on integrating and teaching DRS in secondary science education is recommended.