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http://dx.doi.org/10.14697/jkase.2018.38.3.407

The Roles of Science Classroom Activities and Students' Learning Motivation in Achieving Scientific Competencies: A Test of Path Model  

Lim, Hyo Jin (Seoul National University of Education)
Chang, Jina (Center for Educational Research, Seoul National University)
Song, Jinwoong (Center for Educational Research, Seoul National University)
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Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education / v.38, no.3, 2018 , pp. 407-417 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to analyze the roles of classroom activities in science lessons and student learning motivation in achieving students' scientific competencies, and to suggest implications for science lessons to develop scientific competencies. For this, based on the PISA 2015 data of Korean high school students, we analyzed how classroom activities in science influenced students' scientific competencies through learning motivation variables. As a result of the path analysis, the activities emphasizing interaction and a link to real life predicted intrinsic motivation, instrumental motivation, and science efficacy significantly. On the other hand, the activities that emphasize the student-led inquiry process did not show any effect on learning motivation. In addition, the higher the motivation to learn the science, the higher their scores in three scientific competencies: explaining phenomenon scientifically, evaluating and designing scientific inquiry, and interpreting data and evidence scientifically. The practices of school science lessons indirectly influenced the achievement of scientific competence through learning motivation. Specifically, the activities emphasizing interaction influenced achieving scientific competencies through intrinsic motivation, and the activities emphasizing linkage to real life influenced it through all learning motivation variables. Finally, we discussed some implications for the roles and practices of school science class for enhancing students' scientific competencies.
Keywords
Science competencies; Science class; Learning motivation; Path analysis;
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