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http://dx.doi.org/10.14697/jkase.2016.36.1.0125

Effect of Motivational Belief about Learning Science and Self-Directed Learning Ability on Middle School Students' Conceptual Understanding of Matter Change  

Im, Sungmin (Daegu University)
Kim, Inwhan (Daegu University)
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Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education / v.36, no.1, 2016 , pp. 125-134 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between motivational belief about learning science, self-directed learning ability and conceptual understanding of matter change with a quantitative method, assuming that motivational belief and self-directed learning ability might affect conceptual understanding. To do this, the authors investigated middle school students' motivational belief about learning science, self-directed learning ability, and conceptual understanding of matter change using measurement tools based on previous studies, and then analysed the casual relationship between three variables using PLS structural equation model. As a result, three latent variables in this study could be evaluated as appropriated in reliability and validity. And also, self-directed learning ability could affect both the motivational belief and conceptual understanding, while motivational belief could affect only self-directed learning ability but not conceptual understanding. Through this study the authors confirmed that in the context of science learning self-directed learning ability can directly affect conceptual understanding but motivational belief can affect indirectly. This study is significant in that the causal relationship between different variables in science learning could be confirmed in a quantitate manner, and also in that it can suggest PLS structural equation method as a new research methodology in science education research area.
Keywords
motivational belief; self-directed learning ability; matter change; conceptual understanding; PLS structural equation model;
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