NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
The Influence of Scaffolded Computerised Science Problem Solving on Motivational Aspects
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Fund, Zvia; Madjar, Nir – International Journal of Science Education, 2018
The current study focused on scaffolding programmes, including cognitive and meta-cognitive components, for science problem solving in a computerised learning environment to identify their unique effects on aspects of student motivation. Using expectancy-value theory as a conceptual framework, the current study focused on two motivational aspects:…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Problem Solving, Student Motivation, Grade 7
"Discover, Understand, Implement, and Transfer": Effectiveness of an Intervention Programme to Motivate Students for Science
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Schütte, Kerstin; Köller, Olaf – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
Considerable research has focused on how best to satisfy modern societies' needs for skilled labour in the field of science. The present study evaluated an intervention programme designed to increase secondary school students' motivation to pursue a science career. Students from 3 schools of the highest educational track participated for up to 2…
Descriptors: Science Education, Student Motivation, Statistical Analysis, Intervention
Lessons with Living Harvest Mice: An Empirical Study of Their Effects on Intrinsic Motivation and Knowledge Acquisition
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Wilde, Matthias; Hubmann, Jona Samuel; Lorenzen, Simone; Meyer, Annika; Randler, Christoph – International Journal of Science Education, 2012
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of living animals on pupils' intrinsic motivation and knowledge. Various studies from the late 1970s and 1980s stress the high effectiveness of authentic learning experiences in pupils' knowledge acquisition. However, there are only few current empirical studies on this topic. The research question…
Descriptors: Laptop Computers, Motivation, Student Attitudes, Animals
Modification of a School Programme in the Deutsches Museum to Enhance Students' Attitudes and Understanding
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Stavrova, Olga; Urhahne, Detlef – International Journal of Science Education, 2010
The study examines the nature, conditions, and outcomes of student learning from an organised guided tour in the Deutsches Museum in Munich. The instructional methods that best support students' cognitive and affective learning as well as how students' motivational and emotional states influence their achievement were investigated. A sample of 96…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Prior Learning, Museums, Teaching Methods
Promoting Pre-Experimental Activities in High-School Chemistry: Focusing on the Role of Students' Epistemic Questions
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Neber, Heinz; Anton, Michael – International Journal of Science Education, 2008
In high-school chemistry the pre-experimental phase of inquiry cycles often remains neglected. According to a procedural model, which is described in the text, this phase begins with an observation that stimulates students' prior factual knowledge, the formulation of a research question for further elaboration (epistemic questions), the…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Intervention, Chemistry
Student-Oriented versus Teacher-Centred: The Effect of Learning at Workstations about Birds and Bird Flight on Cognitive Achievement and Motivation
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Sturm, Heike; Bogner, Franz X. – International Journal of Science Education, 2008
The study investigated cognitive and motivational effects of two educational interventions, a conventional versus a student-oriented approach. We monitored the impact on the cognitive achievement outcome and the motivation of students. Both approaches dealt with the subject of birds and bird flight; the student-oriented approach consisted of a…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Workstations, Test Construction, Teaching Methods