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Zeyer, Albert – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2018
The present study is based on a large cross-cultural study, which showed that a systemizing cognition type has a high impact on motivation to learn science, while the impact of gender is only indirect thorough systemizing. The present study uses the same structural equation model as in the cross-cultural study and separately tests it for physics,…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Gender Differences, Difficulty Level, Physics
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Lamb, Richard; Akmal, Tariq; Petrie, Kaylan – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2015
Successful STEM learning depends on the interaction of affect, cognition, and application of ideas. Simply put students who are unwilling to persist in STEM based endeavors do not suddenly develop into scientists, mathematicians, engineers or computer scientists, nor do they seek out STEM related courses or STEM based careers. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Educational Trends, Schemata (Cognition), Psychometrics
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Šorgo, Andrej; Dojer, Brina; Golob, Nikolaja; Repnik, Robert; Repolusk, Samo; Pesek, Igor; Ploj Virtic, Mateja; Špernjak, Andreja; Špur, Natalija – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2018
The shortage of qualified STEM teachers and researchers in these fields can be recognized as an existing and forthcoming problem. The aim of the present study was to explore the influence of the content of STEM subjects Biology, Chemistry, Informatics, Mathematics, Physics, and Technics and Technology and corresponding classroom experiences, as…
Descriptors: Opinions, STEM Education, Predictor Variables, Student Attitudes
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Starr, Christine R.; Hunter, Lisa; Dunkin, Robin; Honig, Susanna; Palomino, Rafael; Leaper, Campbell – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2020
Our short-term longitudinal study explored undergraduate students' experiences with performing authentic science practices in the classroom in relation to their science achievement and course grades. In addition, classroom experiences (felt recognition as a scientist and perceived classroom climate) and changes over a 10-week academic term in STEM…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, STEM Education, Undergraduate Students, Biology
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Sha, Li; Schunn, Christian; Bathgate, Meghan; Ben-Eliyahu, Adar – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2016
How is a child's successful participation in science learning shaped by their family's support? We focus on the critical time period of early adolescents, testing (i) whether the child's perception of family support is important for both choice preferences to participate in optional learning experiences and engagement during science learning, and…
Descriptors: Science Education, Student Interests, Science Interests, Family Influence
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Fortus, David; Sutherland Adams, LeeAnn M.; Krajcik, Joseph; Reiser, Brian – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2015
Curricular coherence is an indication of the alignment of content ideas, the depth at which they are studied, and the sequencing of ideas within and across grade levels and has been identified as an important predictor of student performance. This study examined the contribution of inter-unit coherence on energy to the learning of this concept…
Descriptors: Science Curriculum, Energy, Middle Schools, Alignment (Education)
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González, Antonio; Fernández, María-Victoria Carrera; Paoloni, Paola-Verónica – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2017
Recent research on achievement in science asserts that motivation, emotion, and metacognition are important driving forces for learning. This study sought to examine the relationships between two physics class emotions (hope and anxiety), their motivational predictors (instrumentality and self-efficacy), and their effects on metacognitive problem…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Anxiety, Physics, Learning Motivation
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Keller, Melanie M.; Neumann, Knut; Fischer, Hans E. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2017
This paper examines students' achievement and interest and the extent to which they are predicted by teacher knowledge and motivation. Student achievement and interest are both considered desirable outcomes of school instruction. Teacher pedagogical content knowledge has been identified a major predictor of student achievement in previous…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Physics, Science Teachers, Science Instruction
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Zeyer, Albert; Çetin-Dindar, Ayla; Md Zain, Ahmad Nurulazam; Juriševic, Mojca; Devetak, Iztok; Odermatt, Freia – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2013
The present study is based on the empathizing-systemizing (E-S) theory of cognitive science. It was hypothesized that the influence of students' gender on their motivation to learn science is often overestimated in the research literature and that cognitive style is more important for motivation than students' gender. By using structural equation…
Descriptors: Hypothesis Testing, Gender Differences, Student Motivation, Learning Motivation
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Wang, Jing-Ru; Chen, Shin-Feng – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2014
This study used a Chinese-language version of the Index of Science Reading Awareness (ISRA) to investigate metacognitive awareness and the Reading Comprehension of Science Test (RCST) to explore comprehension of science text by Taiwanese students. Structural equation modeling (SEM) results confirmed the validity of the underlying models of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Metacognition, Reading Comprehension, Validity
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Adedokun, Omolola A.; Bessenbacher, Ann B.; Parker, Loran C.; Kirkham, Lisa L.; Burgess, Wilella D. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2013
Positive student outcomes of undergraduate research experiences (UREs) have been well documented, however, many studies have neglected the logical relationship among outcomes, the processes through which they are achieved, and the contextual and participant factors at play in UREs. This study uses structural equation modeling to explore these…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Structural Equation Models
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Cottaar, Alice – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2012
This study investigates the effect of physics education on students' achievement in a large-scale quantitative study of pre-academic high school students throughout the Netherlands. Two aspects of teacher characteristics as perceived by their students are included: "pleasantness" principally defined by their perceived friendliness and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Science, Physics, Structural Equation Models
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Taasoobshirazi, Gita; Sinatra, Gale M. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2011
A model of conceptual change in physics was tested on introductory-level, college physics students. Structural equation modeling was used to test hypothesized relationships among variables linked to conceptual change in physics including an approach goal orientation, need for cognition, motivation, and course grade. Conceptual change in physics…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Goal Orientation, Physics, Concept Formation
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Sackes, Mesut; Trundle, Kathy Cabe; Bell, Randy L.; O'Connell, Ann A. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2011
This study explores the impacts of selected early science experiences in kindergarten (frequency and duration of teachers' teaching of science, availability of sand/water table and science areas, and children's participation in cooking and science equipment activities) on children's science achievement in kindergarten and third grade using data…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Teacher Education Programs, Economic Status, Structural Equation Models
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Vedder-Weiss, Dana; Fortus, David – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2013
Achievement goal theory distinguishes between mastery goals (the goals of developing competence) and performance goals (the goals of demonstrating competence) [Ames [1992] "Journal of Educational Psychology" 84: 261-271]. In this study, we employed this theory aiming to better understand why adolescents' motivation to learn science…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement, Goal Orientation, Theories
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