Investigation of secondary school students' (5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Grades) continuous motivation for science learning

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the reflection of 2013 Science Curriculum on students' continuous motivation for science learning. Moreover, the variables which are thought to have an impact on continuous motivation for science learning were examined in terms of gender, last grades of science course, membership of an academic journal, books read on science, movies watched on science, out-of-school activities on science and having family members interested in science. As a descriptive study, the sample consisted of a total of 356 students in Denizli in 2015-2016 academic year. To collect the data, "Continuous Motivation for Science Learning"questionnaire was used. According to the analyses, continuous motivation of secondary school students for science learning significantly differed in terms of their class. Furthermore, their continuous motivation was significantly affected by the variables of students' average means of science course, membership of an academic journal, books read on science, movies watched on science, and out-of-school activities on science. There was no significant difference between gender, and having a family member interested in science, and continuous motivation for science learning.