基于劳森科学推理能力测验的师范院校本科学生科学推理能力调查

An Investigation into the Scientific Reasoning Ability of Undergraduate Students in Teacher Training Institutions Based on LCTSR

摘要: 科学推理能力是科学思维的重要组成部分，也是科学素养的重要指标。为了解师范院校低年级本科学生科学推理能力的发展状况，本研究采用劳森科学推理能力测试卷(LCTSR 2000)，对浙江某师范大学436名大一、大二学生进行测评。研究表明：大学阶段学生科学推理能力整体处于中等偏上水平，得分稳定呈现明显的平台期特征；不同推理维度发展存在结构差异，守恒推理与比例推理水平较高，而相关推理与概率推理相对薄弱；不同专业学生在科学推理能力上存在显著差异。

Abstract: Scientific reasoning ability is a crucial component of scientific thinking and a key indicator of scientific literacy. To examine the development of scientific reasoning skills among junior undergraduate students in teacher-training universities, this study employed the Lawson Scientific Reasoning Test (LCTSR 2000) to assess 436 first-and second-year students at a teacher-training university in Zhejiang. The findings indicate that university students’ scientific reasoning abilities generally remain at an above-average level, with scores showing a stable plateau pattern; structural differences exist across reasoning dimensions, with conservation reasoning and proportion reasoning demonstrating higher proficiency, while correlation reasoning and probability reasoning are relatively weaker; significant variations in scientific reasoning abilities are observed among students across different academic disciplines.