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Chen, Tan-I; Lin, Shih-Kai; Chung, Hung-Chang – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2023
The combination of education and robots is becoming an increasingly important issue. Although researchers have conducted some studies on educational robotics in STEM education at the undergraduate level, no research examined the effects of gamified educational robotics on participants' motivation and creativity. Therefore, this study examines the…
Descriptors: College Students, Foreign Countries, STEM Education, Robotics
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Pedersen, Ida Friestad; Haavold, Per Øystein – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2023
In this paper, we investigate the learning experiences, beliefs and motivations of students in classes where the mathematics teachers have received support for using inquiry-based learning activities. Data were collected from 248 students in the age-range 11-16 using electronic questionnaires. Our results show that key features of inquiry-based…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Inquiry, Active Learning, Mathematics Instruction
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Birknerová, Zuzana; Tej, Juraj; Vrábliková, Mária – International Journal of Instruction, 2022
Currently is necessary to identify own way of cognition and information processing, so called the cognitive style, which is connected with learning style. Contribution contains theoretical information about many typologies of learning styles (e.g.. according to brain hemispheres dominance, intelligence, learning motivation, etc.) and research is…
Descriptors: Management Development, Correlation, Schemata (Cognition), Cognitive Style
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Runco, Mark A. – Creativity Theory and Action in Education, 2017
This chapter explores the various relationships that exist between contradictions and creativity. The focus is education, with implications for both teachers and students. Contradictions are defined and contrasted with problems, disequilibria, and dilemmae. Product, place, personality, and process perspectives on creativity as also compared. The…
Descriptors: Creativity, Correlation, Comparative Analysis, Personality Traits
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Deveci, Isa; Aydin, Furkan – Issues in Educational Research, 2018
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between fifth to eighth grade students' tendencies toward academic risk-taking and their attitudes to science. A total of 680 students participated in this study which used a relational survey model. The "Science Attitude Scale" and "Academic Risk-taking Scale" scales…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Scientific Attitudes, Risk
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Augustyniak, Robert A.; Ables, Adrienne Z.; Guilford, Philip; Lujan, Heidi L.; Cortright, Ronald N.; DiCarlo, Stephen E. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2016
Intrinsic motivation to learn involves engaging in learning opportunities because they are seen as enjoyable, interesting, or relevant to meeting one's core psychological needs. As a result, intrinsic motivation is associated with high levels of effort and task performance. Students with greater levels of intrinsic motivation demonstrate strong…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Academic Achievement, Physiology, Student Interests
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Bakaç, Ebru – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2018
The purpose of this research is to examine preservice science teachers' development of academic motivation and scientific creativity. It also investigated the predictive role of academic motivation on preservice science teachers' scientific creativity. The study group of the research consisted of (N=140) preservice science teachers who are…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Creativity, Preservice Teachers, Science Teachers
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Bai, Bing – Music Education Research, 2021
Over the past three decades, piano learning has witnessed an upsurge in popularity in China. To examine why, between 2016 and 2018 ethnographic fieldwork was conducted among piano teachers, students, and parents of students. Employing the concept of piano pathway, this article tracks the relationship between piano learning and formal schooling and…
Descriptors: Music Education, Musical Instruments, Ethnography, Correlation
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Bishara, Saied – Cogent Education, 2016
This research study investigates the ability of students to tackle the solving of unique mathematical problems in the domain of numerical series, verbal and formal, and its influence on the motivation of junior high students with learning disabilities in the Arab sector. Two instruments were used to collect the data: mathematical series were…
Descriptors: Creativity, Problem Solving, Mathematics Education, Junior High School Students
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Liu, Guirong; Zhang, Shun; Zhang, Jinghuan; Lee, Christine; Wang, Yan; Brownell, Mary – Creativity Research Journal, 2013
The relationship between motivation and creativity has long been of interest and many studies have been conducted to demonstrate the role of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation on creativity. The autonomous/controlled distinction of motivation suggested by self-determination theory (SDT) provides a new perspective on the motivation issue. Based on…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Creative Thinking, Parent Participation, Learning Motivation
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Ordaz-Villegas, Gabriela; Acle-Tomasini, Guadalupe – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2012
Introduction: The current models in the study of giftedness such as the Triadic Interdependence define it as a favorable outcome of the interaction between intrinsic (intellectual capacity, creativity and motivation) and extrinsic (family, peers, and school) factors. Based on this, the purpose of this study was to identify and establish a profile…
Descriptors: Gifted, Profiles, Adolescents, Intelligence
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers