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Physics Demonstrations, Science Show, or Hands-On Practical Work? Exploring Students' Intrinsic Motivation

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Alexandr Nikitin; Petr Kácovský; Marie Snetinová; Martin Chvál; Jitka Houfková; Zdenka Koupilová – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2025

In this quantitative study, we explored learners' intrinsic motivation towards three different experimental physics educational activities offered by our department to upper-grade high school students. The inspected activities were lecture demonstrations, a science show, and hands-on practical work. The respondents were Czech high school students…

Descriptors: Student Motivation, Physics, High School Students, Demonstrations (Educational)