Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, Volume 15, Issue 2, Article 4 (Dec., 2014) Ayşe SERT ÇIBIK Investigation of primary education second level students’ motivations toward science learning in terms of various factors Contents Next

Investigation of primary education second level students’ motivations toward science learning in terms of various factors

 

Ayşe SERT ÇIBIK

Faculty of Gazi Education, Gazi University

Besevler, Ankara 06500, TURKEY

E-mail: sertcibik@gmail.com

 

Received 12 Mar., 2014
Revised 7 Dec., 2014

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Contents

• Abstract
• Introduction
• Purpose
• The method of the study
  • Research design
• Research group
• Data collection tools
• Analysis of data
• Findings
• Discussion and conclusion
• References

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Abstract

The purpose of this research was to investigate the primary education second level students’ motivations towards science learning in terms of various factors. Within the research, the variation of the total motivational scores in science learning according to the gender, class, socio-economic levels, success in science-technology course and variables of science-technology scores were investigated. The sample of the research was composed of 413 second level students of public primary schools in the city center of Ankara and Adana who were selected randomly. The “Motivational Learning Environment” and the “Personal Information Form” were used as data collection tools throughout the study as survey models. As a consequence of the research, it was confirmed that there was a meaningful difference between the scores that the students got from the REAL version & IDEAL version of the scale and this difference was in favor of the scores that were gained from the ‘IDEAL’ version. Moreover, students’ total motivational scores in science learning (REAL version & IDEAL version) displayed a meaningful difference in favor of the female students. It was also observed that students’ total motivational scores in science learning exposed a significant difference according to the class level and this difference was in favor of the 6^th and 7^th grade students. On the other hand, students’ total motivational scores in science learning (REAL version & IDEAL version) revealed a significant difference according to the socio-economic factors. Another result was that, students’ total motivational scores in science learning (REAL version & IDEAL version) were in favor of the students who were successful in science-technology whose course scores varied between “85-100”.

Keywords: second level of primary education, motivation toward science learning, gender, class level, socio-economic level, success in science and technology, course score in science-technology