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Secondary science teachers' attitudes toward and beliefs about science reading and science textbooks
Larry D. Yore 《科学教学研究杂志》1991,28(1):55-72
Science textbooks are dominant influences behind most secondary science instruction but little is known about teachers' approach to science reading. The purpose of this naturalistic study was to develop and validate a Science and Reading Questionnaire to assess secondary science teachers' attitudes toward science reading and their beliefs or informed opinions about science reading. A survey of 428 British Columbia secondary science teachers was conducted and 215 science teachers responded. Results on a 12-item Likert attitude scale indicated that teachers place high value on reading as an important strategy to promote learning in science and that they generally accept responsibility for teaching content reading skills to science students. Results on a 13-item Likert belief scale indicated that science teachers generally reject the text-driven model of reading, but they usually do not have well-formulated alternative models to guide their teaching practices. Teachers have intuitive beliefs about science reading that partially agree with many research findings, but their beliefs are fragmented and particularly sketchy in regard to the cognitive and metacognitive skills required by readers to learn from science texts. The findings for attitude, belief, and total scales were substantiated by further questions in the Science and Reading Questionnaire regarding classroom practice and by individual interviews and classroom observations of a 15-teacher subsample of the questionnaire respondents. 相似文献
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Albert Zeyer Katrin Bölsterli Dorothee Brovelli Freia Odermatt 《International Journal of Science Education》2013,35(5):779-802
Sex is considered to be one of the most significant factors influencing attitudes towards science. However, the so-called brain type approach from cognitive science suggests that the difference in motivation to learn science does not primarily differentiate the girls from the boys, but rather the so-called systemisers from the empathizers. The present study investigates this hypothesis by using structural equation modelling on a sex-stratified sample of 500 male and female students of secondary II level. The results show, that the motivation to learn science is directly influenced by the systemizing quotient SQ, but not by sex. The impact of sex on the motivation to learn science, measured by five key concepts, only works indirectly, namely through the influence of sex on the SQ. The empathizing quotient (EQ) has no impact on the motivation to learn science. The SQ explains between 13 and 23 percent of the variation of the five key constructs. In female students, the impact of the SQ is very similar for all key concepts. In male students, it is highest for self-efficacy and lowest for assessment anxiety. The motivation to learn science is significantly larger for male students in all involved SMQ key concepts, but the difference is small. The interpretation of these findings and conclusions for science teaching and further research are discussed. 相似文献
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Gwo‐Jen Hwang Yen‐Ru Shi Hui‐Chun Chu 《British journal of educational technology : journal of the Council for Educational Technology》2011,42(5):778-789
Recent advances in mobile and wireless communication technologies have enabled various new learning approaches which situate students in environments that combine real‐world and digital‐world learning resources; moreover, students are allowed to share knowledge or experiences with others during the learning process. Although such an approach seems to be promising and innovative, researchers have indicated several problems when applying it to practical applications, in particular, the lack of proper strategies or tools to assist the students to learn collaboratively in such a learning scenario with abundant content. Students might feel interested when using the mobile devices to learn; however, without proper assistance or guidance, their learning achievements are usually disappointing. To cope with this problem, this study proposes a concept map‐oriented Mindtool for collaborative ubiquitous learning. Experimental results from a natural science course in an elementary school show that this approach not only enhances learning motivation but also improves the learning achievements of the students. 相似文献
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Anita Stender Martin Schwichow Corinne Zimmerman Hendrik Härtig 《International Journal of Science Education》2013,35(15):1812-1831
ABSTRACTMany science curricula and standards emphasise that students should learn both scientific knowledge and the skills associated with the construction of this knowledge. One way to achieve this goal is to use inquiry-learning activities that embed the use of science process skills. We investigated the influence of scientific reasoning skills (i.e. conceptual and procedural knowledge of the control-of-variables strategy) on students’ conceptual learning gains in physics during an inquiry-learning activity. Eighth graders (n?=?189) answered research questions about variables that influence the force of electromagnets and the brightness of light bulbs by designing, running, and interpreting experiments. We measured knowledge of electricity and electromagnets, scientific reasoning skills, and cognitive skills (analogical reasoning and reading ability). Using structural equation modelling we found no direct effects of cognitive skills on students’ content knowledge learning gains; however, there were direct effects of scientific reasoning skills on content knowledge learning gains. Our results show that cognitive skills are not sufficient; students require specific scientific reasoning skills to learn science content from inquiry activities. Furthermore, our findings illustrate that what students learn during guided inquiry activities becomes visible when we examine both the skills used during inquiry learning and the process of knowledge construction. The implications of these findings for science teaching and research are discussed. 相似文献
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二外日语学习动机现状研究 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
贺婷 《中国科教创新导刊》2011,(16):72-73
学习动机是直接推动学生学习活动的内部动力,它能够说明学生为什么而学习,能够说明学生的努力程度,能够说明学生愿意学什么的原因。本文通过实证研究,对贵州省铜仁学院的英语专业大学生进行了日语学习动机调查分析,弄清了当前大学生的主流动机,并提出了一些激发大学生日语学习动机的教学建议。 相似文献
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在高等教育扩招的背景下,我国高等理科本科教育发展面临新的挑战。为了全面准确了解现状,推进教育改革发展,"高等理科教育改革调研组"对我国高等理科专家进行了网络问卷调查案例访谈。调查发现:高等理科本科质量仍面临严峻的挑战;高等理科教育要以"激发学习兴趣,培养自主学习能力"为核心目标,建设有利于学生自主发展的条件和环境;建构整体性的学习支持体系;开创革新性的学习工具,让学生能够高效学习海量知识;相关研究要总结并标识理科人才培养模式普遍性的关键特征;加大教学资源投入的制度保障;改革教师教学激励机制,提升教师的教学研究动力和教学能力;加强专业教师的发展和培训。 相似文献
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The purpose of this study was to investigate 8th graders with different learning styles their motivation outcomes after implementing
10 weeks (40 hours) inquiry-based teaching. Two hundreds and fifty four 8th graders were involved in experimental group, this
group of students experienced inquiry instruction. Two hundreds and thirty two 8th graders were involved in control group,
they were taught by traditional science teaching. Students' motivation toward science learning questionnaire (SMTSL) (Tuan,
Chin & Shieh, 2005) were implemented in both groups in the beginning and at the end of the study. Students in the experimental
group filled out learning preference questionnaire (Lumsdaine & Lumsdaine, 1995) in the beginning of the study. Forty students
which represent different learning styles were chosen from five experimental classes to conduct post-test interview. Paired
t-test, MANOVA, analytic inductive methods were used for analyzing both qualitative and quantitative data. Findings indicated
that after inquiry instruction students' motivation increased significantly (p<.001) than students who enrolled in traditional teaching. Four different learning styles of students increased significantly
(p<.005) in SMTSL scales: self-efficacy, active learning strategies, science learning value, performance goal and achievement
goal. No significant difference was found among four learning styles of students' motivation after inquiry teaching. Interview
data supported that most of students with different learning styles were willing to participate in the inquiry learning activities,
while they hold different reasons for their engagement. Findings confirm inquiry-based science teaching can motivate students
with different learning styles in science learning.
An erratum to this article is available at . 相似文献
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Drawing on theories of student motivation to learn and conceptual change learning in science, this article describes five patterns of student motivation observed in sixth-grade science classrooms: (a) intrinsically motivated to learn science; (b) motivated to learn science; (c) intrinsically motivated but inconsistent; (d) unmotivated and task avoidant; and (e) negatively motivated and task resistant. These motivational patterns were related in theoretically predictable ways with the learning strategies and other behaviors that the students exhibited in the classrooms. The study highlights the value of distinguishing motivation to learn from intrinsic motivation, and of distinguishing general motivational traits from situation-specific motivational states. The study also highlights the importance of considering subject-matter content in classroom motivation. Implications for motivation research and classroom practices are discussed. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 相似文献
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The study examines the teaching and learning of science in an urban high school characterised by African American students
from conditions of relative poverty. An interpretive study was undertaken involving a research team that included the teacher
in the study and a student from the school. Despite the teacher's effort to enact a curriculum that was transformative the
students resisted most of his efforts to enhance their learning. The study highlights the difficulties of engaging students
when they lack motivation to learn and attend sporadically. In an era of standards-oriented science in which all students
are expected to achieve at a high level, it is essential that research identify ways to tailor the science curriculum to the
needs and interests of students. 相似文献
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李东宝 《福建教育学院学报》2009,10(2):69-71
师范生怕学理科的现象不容忽视。在科学教育课堂上,让每位学生当一个专题的“小先生”,为同学讲演约十分钟,可以达到以教“促”学,以教“评”学,以教“养”学,以教“学”学的目的,使学生学会自学,学会研究性学习,学会合作学习,学会有效学习。 相似文献
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The benefits of a challenge: student motivation and flow experience in tablet-PC-game-based learning
Advances in technology have led to continuous innovation in teaching and learning methods. For instance, the use of tablet PCs (TPCs) in classroom instruction has been shown to be effective in attracting and motivating students' interest and increasing their desire to participate in learning activities. In this paper, we used a TPCs game – an iPad app called Motion Math: Hungry Fish – to help young students learn to theoretically understand and practically implement the mathematical concepts of addition and subtraction. Based on findings from a pilot study, we categorized the game's 18 levels of difficulty into “challenging” (experimental group) and “matching” (control group) games. We aimed to investigate whether challenging games were more able than matching games to improve the students' motivation, flow experience, self-efficacy for technology, self-efficacy for science, feelings about the TPC game, and satisfaction with the learning approach. The findings showed that the students in the experimental group achieved better flow experience, learning performance, and satisfaction. 相似文献
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Hannah Sevian Yehudit Judy Dori Ilka Parchmann 《International Journal of Science Education》2018,40(10):1095-1107
ABSTRACTContext-based learning (CBL) has influenced teaching and learning science in many countries over the past decades. Twelve years ago, a special issue on CBL was published in this Journal, focusing on CBL curriculum development. Seven papers in this current special issue on CBL now address the question of how a context influences the learning process. The papers focus on the stimulation of learning STEM subjects within contexts, how the learning process occurs and is enhanced, and the application of contexts in different settings. The approaches, results, and implications of the papers are located in a larger view that considers the question of what must be the case if a student not only engages in the tasks of learning but also succeeds at them. Concerning willingness and effort by learners, the papers draw conclusions about which STEM-related interests of students endure and are ephemeral across a decade, design criteria for maximising students’ situational interest, and students’ engagement with content and context simultaneously. Focusing on the opportunity to teach and learn, the papers reveal how a professional development approach functions to support STEM teachers to develop CBL materials, and how specific scaffolding acts in teaching bring students to more complex reasoning. Regarding good teaching, insights are offered on how metacognitive prompts improve teaching. Centring on the social surround that supports teaching and learning, a comparison of two contexts for teaching the same content reveals which aspects of the contexts move student learning forward. From this mapping, paths toward future research are projected. 相似文献
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Johnson M. Changeiywo P. W. Wambugu S. W. Wachanga 《International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education》2011,9(6):1333-1350
Teaching method is a major factor that affects students’ motivation to learn physics. This study investigated the effects
of using mastery learning approach (MLA) on secondary school students’ motivation to learn physics. Solomon four non-equivalent
control group design under the quasi-experimental research method was used in which a random sample of 4 co-educational secondary
schools was obtained in Kieni East Division of Nyeri District in Kenya. The 4 schools were randomly put into 4 groups. Each
school provided 1 Form Two class for the study; hence, a total of 161 students were involved. The students were taught the
same physics content. In the experimental groups, MLA teaching method was used while the regular teaching method was used
in the control groups. The researchers trained the teachers in the experimental groups on the technique of MLA before the
treatment. Two groups were pre-tested prior to the implementation of the MLA treatment. At the end of treatment period, all
the 4 groups were post-tested using a validated Students’ Motivation Questionnaire, whose reliability coefficient was 0.76.
Data were analysed using the t test, analysis of variance and analysis of covariance. The results of the study show that students exposed to MLA have significantly
higher motivation than those taught through regular methods. Gender has no significant influence on their motivation to learn
physics. The researchers conclude that MLA is an effective teaching method in motivating students; hence, physics teachers
should incorporate it in teaching. 相似文献
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Marjorie H. Thorpe 《College Teaching》2013,61(3):160-161
AbstractThis paper defines teacher empathy, argues that teacher empathy enhances student learning, and offers suggestions for increasing teacher empathy. Teacher empathy is the degree to which an instructor works to deeply understand students’ personal and social situations, to feel care and concern in response to students’ positive and negative emotions, and to respond compassionately without losing the focus on student learning. Teacher empathy is communicated to students through course policies as well as the instructor’s behavior toward students. To increase teacher empathy, we review non-pejorative explanations for undesirable student behavior (e.g., fear of failure), and we suggest ways in which faculty can learn about their students and can structure course policies to increase teacher empathy. Ultimately, we call for research on teacher empathy and student learning. 相似文献
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《Studying Teacher Education》2013,9(2):169-181
The authors describe a journey of self-study during which one author shifted from traditional, teacher-driven approaches to a more problem-based inquiry approach to teaching mathematics. He videotaped a series of lessons taught to sixth-grade students over a semester and analyzed his teaching during discussions with his mentor at the university. The shared analysis helped him learn to involve his students more directly in their own learning. A major lesson learned was that understanding the potential value of a problem-solving approach to teaching mathematics does not guarantee corresponding changes in the classroom. Two vital elements of lesson development emerged as focal points for self-study. After first learning how to prepare worthwhile mathematical tasks, the teacher also learned the importance of implementing effective questioning strategies to help students think more deeply about the mathematics they were learning. 相似文献
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大学英语兴趣教学导向分析 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
王玲玲 《南昌教育学院学报》2010,25(6):167-168
学生对某一科是否感兴趣,直接影响到他的学习效果。学习兴趣不仅是英语初学者进行知识学习的重要动力,也是大学生学习英语的重要动机。在大学的英语教学过程中,只有通过兴趣教学,才能激发学生的求知欲,激发学生强大的学习动力,使他们在兴趣的指引下愉快、轻松地进行学习。因此激发和培养学习兴趣是大学英语教学的重要工作任务。 相似文献
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Jennifer K. Harrison 《Studies in Science Education》2013,49(1):51-90
Context-based chemistry education aims to improve student interest and motivation in chemistry by connecting canonical chemistry concepts with real-world contexts. Implementation of context-based chemistry programmes began 20 years ago in an attempt to make the learning of chemistry meaningful for students. This paper reviews such programmes through empirical studies on six international courses, ChemCom (USA), Salters (UK), Industrial Science (Israel), Chemie im Kontext (Germany), Chemistry in Practice (The Netherlands) and PLON (The Netherlands). These studies are categorised through emergent characteristics of: relevance, interest/attitudes/motivation and deeper understanding. These characteristics can be found to an extent in a number of other curricular initiatives, such as science-technology-society approaches and problem-based learning or project-based science, the latter of which often incorporates an inquiry-based approach to science education. These initiatives in science education are also considered with a focus on the characteristics of these approaches that are emphasised in context-based education. While such curricular studies provide a starting point for discussing context-based approaches in chemistry, to advance our understanding of how students connect canonical science concepts with the real-world context, a new theoretical framework is required. A dialectical sociocultural framework originating in the work of Vygotsky is used as a referent for analysing the complex human interactions that occur in context-based classrooms, providing teachers with recent information about the pedagogical structures and resources that afford students the agency to learn. 相似文献
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Erik E.J. Thoonen Peter J.C. Sleegers Thea T.D. Peetsma Frans J. Oort 《Educational studies》2011,37(3):345-360
Research on motivation has mainly concentrated on the role of goal orientation and self‐evaluation in conducting learning activities. In this paper, we examine the relative importance of teachers’ teaching and their efficacy beliefs to explain variation in student motivation. Questionnaires were used to measure the well‐being, academic self‐efficacy, mastery goal orientation, performance avoidance, intrinsic motivation and school investment of students (n = 3462) and the teaching practices and teachers’ sense of self‐efficacy (n = 194) in primary schools. Results of the multi‐level analyses show that connection to the students’ world and cooperative learning methods had a positive effect on students’ motivation, while process‐oriented instruction by the teacher had a negative effect on motivational behaviour and motivational factors of students. Finally, the results lend credence to the argument that teachers’ sense of self‐efficacy has an impact on both teachers’ teaching and students’ motivation to learn. 相似文献
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本文以上海W学院为案例,调查高校学生向学与厌学状况。研究发现：大学生整体学习动力较强,学习动力主要来源是就业。但是,他们对学习内容的价值认识较为模糊,国家和社会使命感对学生学习动力的激发作用不明显,学校氛围和同学影响的作用也不显著,部分学生学习动力不强甚至有厌学情绪。在调查基础上,从激发大学生学习动力的角度,提出构建支持性教学环境的建议。 相似文献