INVESTIGATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION TOWARD SCIENCE LEARNING ACCORDING TO SOME VARIABLES
ORTAOKUL ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN FEN ÖĞRENMEYE YÖNELİK MOTİVASYON DÜZEYLERİNİN BAZI DEĞİŞKENLERE GÖRE İNCELENMESİ

Author : Halil İbrahim YILDIRIM -- Feride KARATAŞ
Number of pages : 164-187

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the motivation towards science learning level of secondary school students and to offer a suggestion for increasing their level of motivation by investigating whether there is a significant difference between the scores of motivation with respect to the some variables. A survey model and cross-sectional type is used in the research. The study was conducted with 1629 students in eight state secondary schools in Ankara. “The Motivation towards Science Learning Scale” was used as data collection tool. As a result of the study, it was determined that gender of the teacher, the serving duration of the teacher, the presence of a study room at home and the presence of a computer at home variables were not statistically significant on motivation levels. Furthermore, it was concluded that internet usage status, science course success score, participation in a scientific activity, type of teaching material, usage frequency of technological applications, liking science teacher, reading books about science and watching science-related publications variables were statistically significant on motivation level. Furthermore, it was determined that as the age level of secondary school students increases, the motivation level towards science learning decreases significantly.

Keywords

Motivation, motivation toward science learning, science education, success, secondary school student

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