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Hellgren, Jenny M.; Lindberg, Stina – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2017
Background: Students' motivation for science declines over the early teenage years, and students often find school science difficult and irrelevant to their everyday lives. This paper asks whether creating opportunities to connect school science to authentic science can have positive effects on student motivation. Purpose: To understand how…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Motivation Techniques, Values, Beliefs
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Dogan, Nihal – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2017
In 2016, the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) showed that approximately 44.4% of students in Turkey obtained very low grades when their scientific knowledge was evaluated. In addition, the vast majority of students were shown to have no knowledge of basic scientific terms or concepts. Science teachers play a significant role in…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Problem Based Learning, Science Education History, Scientific Attitudes