such as getting high marks. For the other four scales, sixth graders had high mean scores comparable to students in other grades.
Student motivation levels also influence their attitude toward science and their achievement in science. Thus students who have high motivation to learn science are more successful in science learning and their attitudes toward science are more positive than other students. Hasan (1985) found that students’ perception of his/her science ability have the most important impact on attitudes toward science. Oliver and Simpson (1988) studied the effects of science motivation on academic achievement and concluded that motivation predicts academic success. Patrick et al (2007) suggested that motivation has very strong influence on students’ achievement in science.
Researchers also presume that motivation is a function of student expectation for success in addition to the inherent value that students assign to learning (Wigfield & Eccles, 1992). Specifically, student motivation is a tool used by researchers to clarify the degree to which pupils show effort and interest in their pursuits, regardless of whether these tasks are desired by the teacher (Brophy, 2004). Relevance of science is also crucial to motivate students in learning any subject. Researchers suggested that relevance need to be considered from students’ point of view (Holbrook & Rannikmae, 2010; Rannikmae, Teppo, & Holbrook, 2010). In order to understand students’ motivation in science learning, further qualitative research should be conducted for assessing the interaction of different environmental and social factors.
Acknowledge
The author thanks to Prof. Dr. Hulya Yilmaz for her great contribution and support to this study.
such as getting high marks. For the other four scales, sixth graders had high mean scores comparable to students in other grades.Student motivation levels also influence their attitude toward science and their achievement in science. Thus students who have high motivation to learn science are more successful in science learning and their attitudes toward science are more positive than other students. Hasan (1985) found that students’ perception of his/her science ability have the most important impact on attitudes toward science. Oliver and Simpson (1988) studied the effects of science motivation on academic achievement and concluded that motivation predicts academic success. Patrick et al (2007) suggested that motivation has very strong influence on students’ achievement in science.Researchers also presume that motivation is a function of student expectation for success in addition to the inherent value that students assign to learning (Wigfield & Eccles, 1992). Specifically, student motivation is a tool used by researchers to clarify the degree to which pupils show effort and interest in their pursuits, regardless of whether these tasks are desired by the teacher (Brophy, 2004). Relevance of science is also crucial to motivate students in learning any subject. Researchers suggested that relevance need to be considered from students’ point of view (Holbrook & Rannikmae, 2010; Rannikmae, Teppo, & Holbrook, 2010). In order to understand students’ motivation in science learning, further qualitative research should be conducted for assessing the interaction of different environmental and social factors.AcknowledgeThe author thanks to Prof. Dr. Hulya Yilmaz for her great contribution and support to this study.
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