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Measurement of Motivation to Learn Physics in Engineering College Students

공학계열 대학생의 물리학습동기 측정

  • Received : 2020.02.20
  • Accepted : 2020.04.09
  • Published : 2020.04.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate motivation to learn physics in order to understand engineering college students' physics learning. Therefore, in this study, 374 engineering students at the university located in Seoul were studied using the Physics Motivation Questionnaire (PMQ), which was a Science Motivation Questionnaire II modified into the context of learning physics. The PMQ is composed of five factors: intrinsic motivation, career motivation, self-determination, self-efficacy, and grade motivation. It involves 25 Likert scale items. Through exploratory factor analysis, PMQ confirms that the five factors are structurally valid in measuring the motivation of engineering students to learn physics. In addition, item fit (MNSQ) was also confirmed using a Rasch model analysis. The results show that grade motivation has the highest mean with 4.2, followed by job motivation mean with 3.76. The mean of intrinsic motivation was 3.42, the self-efficacy was 3.38, and self-determination was 3.32. The results of this study confirm that the physics learning motivation of engineering college students is characterized showing high external motivation related to job and grade. Therefore, we should try to develop the teaching strategy to increase intrinsic motivation by developing mastery goal orientation of physics learning for engineering students.

본 연구는 공학대학 학생들의 물리학에 대한 자발적인 학습이 이뤄지지 않는 이유를 탐색하기 위해 물리학습동기를 측정하였다. 본 연구에서는 Glynn 등이 개발한 Science Motivation Questionnaire II(SMQ II)을 물리학습 상황으로 수정한 Physics Motivation Questionnaire(PMQ)을 이용하여 서울에 위치하는 C대학의 공학계열 1학년 학생 374명을 대상으로 물리학습동기를 측정하였다. PMQ는 intrinsic motivation, career motivation, self-determination, self-efficacy, grade motivation의 5요인으로 구성되며 총 25개 리커트 척도문항의 검사도구이다. PMQ는 탐색적요인분석(EFA)를 통해 5가지 요인이 공학계열 대학생들의 물리학습동기를 측정하는데 있어 구조적으로 타당함을 확인하였다. 또한 라쉬(Rasch)모델 분석을 활용하여 문항적합도(MNSQ)를 확인하였다. 측정결과, 물리학습동기의 요인 중에서는 성적동기가 평균 4.18로 가장 높게 나타났으며, 그 다음으로 직업동기가 평균 3.75으로 높은 수준으로 나타났다. 그리고 내재동기는 평균 3.42, 자기효능감은 평균 3.38, 자기결정력는 평균 3.32로 나타났다. 이와 같은 연구 결과를 통해 공학대학 학생들의 과학학습 동기는, 점수 및 직업과 관련된 외적 동기가 높게 나타나는 특성이 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 따라서 공학계열 학생들 물리학습에 대한 숙달목표지향을 가지고 내적 동기를 높일 수 이도록 하는 교수-학습 전략의 개발에 노력해야 할 것이다.

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