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Measurement of Motivation to Learn Physics in Engineering College Students (공학계열 대학생의 물리학습동기 측정)

  • Mun, Kongju;Hwang, Yohan;Ha, Minsu
    • Journal of Science Education
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    • v.44 no.1
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    • pp.74-83
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    • 2020
  • 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.

The Effect of Backward Design Reflecting Process-Focused Assessment on Science Learning Achievement and Science Learning Motivation of Elementary School Students (과정 중심 평가가 반영된 백워드 설계가 초등학생의 과학 학업성취도와 과학학습 동기에 미치는 효과)

  • Son, Junho
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Earth Science Education
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.90-106
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    • 2018
  • The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of the backward design reflecting the process-focused assessment on science learning achievement and science learning motivation in elementary science class. The process-focused assessment to support the growth and development of learners and the backward design that seeks a learner's complete understanding can be of great help to science learning. The results of study are as follows. First, we conducted the backward design reflecting the process-focused assessment centering on 'Earth and Moon's movement' unit, and reflecting various process-focused assessment to help achieve achievement standards. Second, as a result of science learning achievement test and science learning motivation test, there were statistically significant differences in the experimental group. It is expected that the process-focused assessment reflecting the characteristics of science subject will be utilized in the school field in conjunction with the backward design.

An Analysis of Elementary School Students' Interest about Learning Science in Informal Science Education Environment (비형식 과학교육환경에서 초등학생들의 과학 학습에 대한 흥미 분석)

  • Kim, Hong-Jeong;Im, Sung-Min
    • Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
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    • v.31 no.1
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    • pp.125-134
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    • 2012
  • Interest has been studied as one of the construct to understand and improve learning in science. While informal science education is getting increasing attention as science education has been extended from formal school science to informal science learning including after-school program or science museum activity, however, little has been studied in comparing to the needs. In this study the authors investigated students' interest about learning science in the context of informal science education. For this the survey tool in the article of Im and Pak (2000) was utilized through modification, and 155 elementary students' responses were analyzed with factor analysis and basic statistics. The factor analysis showed that the students' interest about learning science in the context of informal science education has multi dimensions like subject, motivation, and activity dimension. The result showed that students' interest decreased as their grade is higher, and that the interest of intrinsic motivation, empirical activity, and descriptive subject were relatively high while the interest of extrinsic motivation, cognitive activity, and specific subjects were low. From this study the authors could infer the necessity of instructional strategy in consideration of students' interest for more effective science learning in informal science education environment.

An Analysis of Relationships between Epistemological Beliefs about Science and Learner's Characteristics of Elementary School Students (초등학생의 과학에 대한 인식론적 신념과 학습자 특성과의 관련성 분석)

  • Lee Ju-Yeun;Paik Seoung-Hey
    • Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.167-178
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    • 2006
  • The purpose of this study was to explore characteristics of sixth grade students' opistemological beliefs in science and the relationship to learner's characteristics: learning motivation, learning strategies, and logical thinking. The subjects were 265 sixth graders and data was collected through two types of questionnaires, translated and modified by researchers: opistemological beliefs regarding science, learning motivation & strategies. The results of this study were as follows. The students believed that the goals of science were related to activations such as 'Science is experiment', or 'Science is invention: These beliefs were connected with the emphasis of science classes or the focus of the science curriculum. However, the students' beliefs related to the changeability of science knowledge, the source of science knowledge, and the role of experiments in developing knowledge were oriented to modern opistemological views. Moreover, the beliefs were meaningfully related to students' characteristics: learning motivation, learning strategies, and logical thinking. Among the students' characteristics, logical thinking was especially related to all of the factors of students' beliefs: the changeability of science knowledge, the source of science knowledge, and the role of experiments in developing knowledge. However, the students who believed that scientific knowledge came from scientists, science teachers, or science textbooks had high levels of self-efficacy. Therefore, the belief that scientific knowledge is formed by self-discovery, in order to generate high self-efficacy, needs to be encouraged. From the results, it is possible to check the orientation of current science education based on the students' opistemological beliefs. In addition, the resources can be accumulated for persevering in our efforts to achieve a positive orientation for science education.

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The Impact of Nursing Students' Learning Satisfaction on Motivation to Transfer in the Practicum of Psychiatric Nursing Convergence Simulation Using Standardized Patients: Mediating Effect of Self-Efficacy in learning (표준화환자 활용 정신간호학 융합시뮬레이션 실습에 대한 간호학생의 학습만족도가 전이동기에 미치는 영향: 학습자기효능감의 매개효과)

  • Oh, Hyun-Joo;Kim, Mi-Ja;Park, Kyung-Mi
    • Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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    • v.11 no.9
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    • pp.375-383
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    • 2020
  • The study was to examine the mediating effect of self-efficacy in learning in the relationship between the learning satisfaction and motivation to transfer of nursing students who received the psychiatric nursing convergence simulation practicum using standardized patients. Participants were 144 third grade nursing students. Data were analyzed descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient analysis, and multiple regression following the Baron and Kenny's method and Sobel test for mediation. There were significant correlations between learning satisfaction and self-efficacy in learning(r=.686, p<.001), learning satisfaction and motivation to transfer(r=.633, p<.001) and self-efficacy in learning and motivation to transfer(r=.804, p<.001). Self-efficacy in learning showed partial mediating effects in the relationship between learning satisfaction and motivation to transfer(Z=7.63, p<.001). To increase the motivation to transfer, strategies to enhance the self-efficacy of nursing students are required.

The Effects of Science Class using Multiple Intelligence on the Learning Motivation, Academic Achievement and Science Process Skill of Elementary Student - Focused on 'Stratum and Fossil' Unit in 3rd Grade - (다중지능을 활용한 과학수업이 초등학생의 과학학습동기, 학업성취도 및 과학탐구능력에 미치는 효과 - 3학년 '지층과 화석' 단원을 중심으로 -)

  • Kim, Jin-hyeon;Lee, Hyeong-cheol
    • Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
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    • v.36 no.1
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    • pp.31-42
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    • 2017
  • This study aimed to investigate the effect of science class using multiple intelligence on science learning motivation, academic achievement and science process skill of elementary student. The number of participants were 98, 4 classes of $3^{rd}$ graders in G elementary school in B city. The experimental group, 2 classes including 49 participants, had science classes using multiple intelligence while the comparative group, 2 classes including 49 participants, took ordinary teacher-driven lessons using teacher's guidebook. Pre and post tests were done before and after executing lessons to assess the changing in each group's science learning motivation, academic achievement and science process skill. The results of this study can be summarized as follows: First, the pre and post test results of science learning motivation revealed that the experimental group had higher improvement compared to the comparative group and the difference was meaningful. Second, the post test results of the science academic achievement showed that the experimental group had higher average value compared to the comparative group and the difference was meaningful. Third, the pre and post test results of basic science process skill showed that the experimental group had higher average value compared to the comparative group and the difference was meaningful, especially in inference and prediction elements.

A Study on The Effect of Science Learning Motivation Using Robot in Elementary School (초등학교에서 로봇활용이 과학 학습동기에 미치는 효과)

  • Park, Jung-Ho
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.19 no.6
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    • pp.139-149
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    • 2014
  • Much research has been conducted in educational robot, a new instructional technology, for K- 12 education. Several studies have shown that educational robot provides effective learning opportunities for students in both content areas of STEM(science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and critical academic skills, such as collaboration, problem solving and communication skills. However, most studies to date on applications of educational robots have been conducted outside the formal education setting. This study analyzed the influence of using robots in an elementary school science class in Korea with regard to science learning motivation. A total of 121 students in fourth and fifth grades participated in the study. The experimental group was taught using robots in the science class, while the control group was taught using traditional methods. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was conducted to compare the between-group differences in learning motivation before and after the experiment; an interview was also conducted for the experimental group. The study results showed a significant improvement (p<.05) in both learning motivation in the experimental compared with the control group. There was also positive response to learning with a robot. This study will play an important role in research on the use of educational robot in formal education in the future.

The Use of Cognitive and Metacognitive Strategies of Elementary School Students in the Learning and Testing Situations (평소 학습과 시험 상황에서 초등학생의 인지 전략과 메타인지 전략의 사용)

  • Noh, Tae-Hee;Jang, Shin-Ho;Lim, Hee-Jun
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.327-336
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    • 1998
  • The purposes of this study were to investigate 6th-graders' use of cognitive strategies and metacognitive strategies in usual learning and testing situations, and to compare the difference in the use of the strategies by students' science achievement, learning motivation, and gender. The relationship among these strategies, science achievement, and learning motivation were also examined, and the portion of variance of explanation for achievement score was studied by a multiple regression analysis. The results showed that high-achieving students used more cognitive strategies and metacognitive strategies in usual learning and more cognitive strategies in testing situations than low-achieving students. Highly motivated students used more cognitive and metacognitive strategies than poorly motivated students in all situations. Elementary female students used more learning strategies than male students in usual learning. On the other hand, no gender differences was found to be significant in the use of strategies in testing situations. These learning strategies were significantly correlated with the science achievement and motivation scores. The cognitive strategies in usual learning accounted for the significant portion of the variance of the achievement score. Educational implications are discussed.

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The Influence of NCS (National Competency Standard) Food and Beverage Practice Class using the SCAMPER Method on Learning Motivation: Subject to Specialized High Schools

  • Jeong, Sangmin;Moon, Jinuk;Ha, Heon Su;Jung, Jihye
    • Culinary science and hospitality research
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.19-31
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    • 2016
  • In this study, the SCAMPER method which is a creative thinking method is applied in the food and beverage class of a specialized high school NCS study module to enhance creative thinking and investigate the influence on learning motivation of students. For verification, 10 sessions of 50 minutes classes were performed on 1, 2 grade students in H high school located in Gyeonggi-do Yangju City from August to November 2015 subject to 54 subjects in the experiment group and 54 subject in the control group. To look into the influence of the NCS food and beverage practice class using the SCAMPER method on learning motivation, pre post survey investigation was conducted on the students for measurements through surveys to deduct conclusions. As a result, it was verified that the NCS food and beverage practice class using the SCAMPER method had positive influence on the learning motivation of specialized high school students and positive change was also found in the awareness of SCAMPER method using classes and creative activities in the students. In this study, the influence of the NCS food and beverage practice class using the SCAMPER method on learning motivation subject to specialized high school students is investigated to have meaning as data to expand the research range of NCS food and beverage practice education.

The Effect of Student-Centered Storytelling on Students' Learning Motivation and Attitude in Elementary Science Class (학생 중심 스토리텔링을 활용한 과학 수업이 초등학생의 학습 동기 및 태도에 미치는 영향)

  • Kang, Bu-Mi;Jeon, Kyungmoon
    • Journal of Science Education
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    • v.38 no.3
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    • pp.657-669
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    • 2014
  • The purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of students' storytelling on the science learning motivation and science related attitude in elementary science class. We had developed storytelling materials for 11 class hours on the 'Heat transfer and our life' unit based on the analysis of the 4th grade-science curriculum. The research sample was 22 4th graders who were belonged to one of the classes at an elementary school in Gwangju. The test of students' science learning motivation and science related attitude were administered before and after the storytelling treatment, and the difference was checked by the paired t-test using SPSS program. Students' perceptions on the storytelling were also investigated. The conclusions of this research are as follows. First, the students' storytelling tend to have somewhat positive influence on learning motivation. The each mean of post-test in the domain of attention, confidence and satisfaction was significantly higher than that of pre-test. Second, students' storytelling have a positive influence on scientific attitude. Although the means of post-test were higher than those of pre-test in both science subject attitude and scientific attitude domain, a statistically significant difference was found only in the scientific attitude domain. For future researches, the development of more story-materials or strategies for effective storytelling is needed.

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