Naslov
Eighth graders’ motivation for knowledge acquisition of elementary school biology

Autori
Novoselić, Daniela ; Bulić, Mila ; Bastić, Marijana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Mednarodna konferenca EDUvision 2014 »Sodobni pristopi poučevanja prihajajočih generacij«

Urednik/ci
Mojca Orel

Izdavač
EDUvision

Grad
Ljubljana

Godina
2014

Raspon stranica
272-281

ISBN
978-961-93662-2-6

Ključne riječi
motivation, biology, extrinsic motivation, intrinsic motivation, feeling of success, fear of failure

Sažetak
The aim of this research is to determine whether eight grade students are motivated to learn biology by using the “Motivation to Learn Biology Questionnaire”. The sample consists of 111 eighth-grade students from an urban elementary school. The main research instrument is a questionnaire containing 30 close-ended items with a five-point Likert-type scale. Items are distributed between six different componentss: intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, personal relevance of learning biology, selfdetermination, personal success assessment, and anxiety about biology assessment. The majority of participants stated they are “sometimes to often” motivated to learn biology. They do not consider it a challenge. They feel successful when they understand the content of the subject. They are extrinsically motivated: a good grade in biology is important to them but they want to achieve it by learning occasionally. They do not see the connection between the content of biology as a school subject and everyday life. Students care about being successful, but at the same time, they dread failure. Students perceive the cause of their success and/or failure as being more or less under their control

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija, Interdisciplinarne prirodne znanosti, Interdisciplinarne društvene znanosti

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