ERIC Number: EJ1309670
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
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The Effect of a Socio-Scientific Context-Based Science Teaching Program on Motivational Aspects of the Learning Environment
Slovinsky, Ekaterine; Kapanadze, Marika; Bolte, Claus
EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, v17 n8 Article em1992 2021
This paper reports about the effect of an innovative, context-based science teaching and learning program on student intrinsic motivation. The intervention aimed at promoting Inquiry-Based Science Education (IBSE) in close collaboration with teachers throughout the academic year by developing and implementing socio-scientific, context-based, innovative, three-stage modules. The Motivational Learning Environment (MoLE) model and questionnaire was used to measure the impact of context-based science modules on the motivation of sixth to eleventh graders at secondary schools in Georgia. Students' wish- to reality-differences data were analyzed concerning the seven dimensions of the Motivational Learning Environment model. As a result of a one-year training program we observed statistically significant differences in two dimensions for the treatment classes (compared to the control classes) in pre- and post-test results. The study suggests more education systems should consider context-based, socio-scientific science teaching as a leading approach to enhance students' motivation and interest in science education.
Descriptors: Science and Society, Science Education, Program Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Context Effect, School Location, Private Schools, Public Schools, Rural Urban Differences, Gender Differences, Student Satisfaction, Student Motivation, Student Interests, Secondary School Students, Active Learning, Inquiry, Inservice Teacher Education, Science Teachers, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Georgia Republic
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