scholarly journals Adaptation of the science motivation scale into Turkish and chemistry: Analysis of validity

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayla Cetin-Dindar ◽  
Ömer Geban
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Chemistry Education ◽  
Science Learning ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
School Students ◽  
Science Motivation ◽  
Motivation Scale

This study is an adaptation of Science Motivation Scale, developed by Glynn and Koballa, into Turkish and reports validity and reliability of the adapted scale. The sample consisted of 1354 high school students from Ankara and Edirne. The data collected from different types of high schools was analyzed and moderately similar factor structures were found as in the original scale. Based on the principal component analysis, four dimensions which were self-efficacy in learning science, anxiety about science assessment, extrinsically motivated science learning, and intrinsically motivated science learning were determined. These four dimensioned model was analyzed via confirmatory factor analysis and moderate fit was determined. In addition, validity analysis supports the validity of scores on the four-factor model. The Cronbach alpha reliability was found to be 0.913. This scale aims to determine high school students' motivation to learn chemistry. The distinction of this scale is that determining student motivation on learning chemistry rather than asking for general questions in science. The findings of the study are meant to contribute to the chemistry education field by providing an adapted scale.

scholarly journals Motivation Scale For Participation In Physical Activity (MSPPA): A study of validity and reliabilityFiziksel Aktiviteye Katılım Motivasyonu Ölçeği (FAKMÖ): Geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışması

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 2479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gönül Tekkurşun Demir ◽  
Halil İbrahim Cicioğlu
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
English Summary ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
School Students ◽  
Test Form ◽  
Motivation Scale

The aim of this study is to develop a valid and reliable measurement tool to measure the motivation of high school students to participate in physical activity. In the study, the relevant literature was searched and focus group interview was made with three different groups composed of 8 high school students, and an item pool with 55-item was created considering the opinions of experts. After the expert opinions were received, necessary corrections were made on the test form and applied to 308 high school students attending Ödemiş Anatolian High School and Ödemiş Ticaret Odası Anatolian High School in Ödemiş, İzmir in 2016-2017 academic year. As a result of the exploratory factor analysis, the form, which is formed by 16 items and 3 sub-dimensions, accounts for 54.69% of the total variance. In the result of the CFA, the values of fit indices were examined and it was seen that the 3 factorial structure of the scale consisting of 16 items was confirmed as a model. The scale was found to be reliable according to Cronbach's Alfa internal consistency tested to determine the reliability of the scale and the Spearman Brown two-tailed reliability coefficient values. As a result, it was concluded that the "Motivation Scale For Participation In Physical Activity (MSPPA)" is valid and reliable.Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file. ÖzetBu çalışmanın amacı, lise öğrencilerinin fiziksel aktiviteye katılım motivasyonlarını ölçebilmek için geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçme aracı geliştirmektir. Çalışmada ilgili literatür taranmış, üç farklı gruptan oluşan 8’er lise öğrencisi ile odak grup görüşmesi yapılmış ve uzman görüşleri göz önünde bulundurularak 55 maddelik bir madde havuzu oluşturulmuştur. Uzman görüşleri alındıktan sonra denemelik form üzerinde gerekli düzeltmeler yapılmış ve 2016-2017 eğitim öğretim yılında İzmir ili Ödemiş ilçesinde Ödemiş Anadolu Lisesi ve Ödemiş Ticaret Odası Anadolu Lisesi’nde öğrenimine devam eden 308 lise öğrencisine uygulanmıştır. Açımlayıcı faktör analizi sonucunda, 16 madde ve 3 alt boyuttan oluştuğu tespit edilen form, toplam varyansın %54,69’unu açıklamaktadır. Yapılan DFA sonucunda da uyum indeks değerlerine bakılmış ve 16 maddeden oluşan ölçeğin 3 faktörlü yapısının bir model olarak doğrulandığı görülmüştür. Ölçeğin güvenirliğini belirlemek için test edilen Cronbach-Alfa iç tutarlık ve Spearman Brown iki yarı güvenirlik katsayı değerlerine göre ölçeğin güvenilir olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır. Sonuç olarak, “Fiziksel Aktiviteye Katılım Motivasyonu Ölçeği (FAKMÖ)” nin geçerli ve güvenilir olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır.

scholarly journals VALIDATION OF THE ACADEMIC MOTIVATION SCALE IN A SAMPLE OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

2018 ◽  
pp. 191-216
Author(s):  
Anela Hasanagić ◽  
Nina Bosankić
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Extrinsic Motivation ◽  
Academic Motivation ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
School Students ◽  
Academic Motivation Scale ◽  
Motivation Scale

Academic motivation implies an internal process that initiates and maintains activities aimed at reaching certain academic goals. The objective of this research was to explore the psychometric characteristics of the Academic Motivation Scale (AMS). The sample comprised 157 participants, high school students in the Sarajevo Canton. An item analysis indicated that discriminatory validity and reliability indices were satisfactory for all items. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficients for separate subscales were ranging from 0.77 to 0.84, and for the whole instrument α = 0.912. An exploratory factor analysis specified 5 factors, with 66.53% of the variance explained. After a Equamax rotation with Kaiser normalization we reached the solution whereby there are two subscales of intrinsic motivation – for knowledge and stimulation- and they present the first factor. The second factor is composed of the subscales of extrinsic motivation – imposed and externally regulated. The third factor are the items of a-motivation, the fourth the items of intrinsic motivation for achievement, and the fifth the items of extrinsic internalized motivation. A confirmatory factor analysis did not offer a more interpretable solution. After separate factor analyses of the subscales of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, we got a satisfactory solution whereby the three subscales of intrinsic and three of extrinsic motivation might be distinguished. In conclusion, we can say that this measuring instrument has satisfactory metric characteristics and that the existence of the following seven factors has been partially confirmed: intrinsic motivation (for knowledge, achievement, stimulation), extrinsic motivation (imposed, internalized, externally regulated) and a-motivation.

scholarly journals High-School Students’ Topic-Specific Epistemic Beliefs about Climate Change: An Assessment-Related Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 440
Author(s):  
Eija Yli-Panula ◽  
Eero Laakkonen ◽  
Marja Vauras
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Epistemic Beliefs ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
School Students ◽  
Topic Knowledge ◽  
And Gender

This study belongs to assessment-related research and aimed to investigate Finnish high-school students’ (n = 211) topic-specific epistemic beliefs about climate change and whether the Norwegian topic-specific epistemic beliefs questionnaire (TSEBQ) was also valid among Finnish respondents. Thus, research data were not only derived from the TSEBQ but also from topic knowledge tests and students’ views on their favorite school subjects and interest in science subjects. Principal component analysis (PCA) showed that the statistical model, originally based on 49 questions, was congruent with the Norwegian four-factor model (Certification, Source, Justification and Simplicity). However, according to the reliability analysis and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), the performance of the Simplicity factor was unclear. In CFA, the three-factor structure (without Simplicity) was supported. The effects of topic knowledge, topic interest and gender on the TSEBQ factors were examined by using hierarchical regression analysis (HRA). The TSEBQ was shown to be a reliable tool for measuring the topic-specific epistemic beliefs of Finnish students. More specifically, the results support the claim that topic-specific epistemic beliefs can be educationally and culturally bound. HRA showed that students’ topic knowledge in chemistry and biology was related to certainty of knowledge and justification for knowing. Moreover, female students performed significantly better in topic knowledge and more often planned to pursue a science career in the future.

Stability of High School Students' Mental Health in a Dual-Factor Model

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie M. Mcmahan ◽  
Shannon M. Suldo ◽  
Ashley Chappel ◽  
Lisa Bateman
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
School Students

Conceptualizing High School Students' Mental Health Through a Dual-Factor Model

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 434-457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon M. Suldo ◽  
Amanda Thalji-Raitano ◽  
Sarah M. Kiefer ◽  
John M. Ferron
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
School Students

scholarly journals The Mathematics Learning Attributes Valued by Students in Eastern China

2020 ◽  
pp. 209653112093024
Author(s):  
Hengjun Tang ◽  
Wee Tiong Seah ◽  
Qiaoping Zhang ◽  
Weizhong Zhang
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
Eastern China ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
School Students ◽  
And Control ◽  
Senior High School Students

Purpose: Research has confirmed that students’ mathematics values significantly affect their mathematics learning. Accordingly, understanding how students’ values form and change, especially during different learning stages, is an important topic. Design/Approach/Methods: This study administered a questionnaire to investigate the values of primary, junior high, and senior high school students in Eastern China. A principal component analysis was conducted to investigate the factor structure of the students’ learning values. Then, paired sample t-tests were used to examine the differences in the two continuous categories ranking of each group, and a one-way analysis of variance with a Brown–Forsythe test was used to test the differences in the ranking of each dimension by the different grade-level groups. Findings: We found that students’ mathematics learning values consist of seven elements: culture, memorization, technology, objectism, practice, understanding, and control. Students placed different degrees of importance on these seven elements at different learning stages. Additionally, we found that junior high school is a critical period of change in students’ values. Originality/Value: These findings will be invaluable to teachers and educators as they reflect on their teaching approaches. Moreover, the findings that students’ values undergo changes in the course of their schooling are important information for educators seeking to foster students’ learning.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between the Digital Game Addiction Levels of Secondary and High School Students and Their Motivation for Participation in Physical Activity During the Pandemic Process

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Burçak KESKİN ◽  
Burcu GÜVENDİ23 ◽  
Bilal KARAKOÇ ◽  
Selman KAYA ◽  
Onat ÇETİN2
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Digital Game ◽  
School Students ◽  
Digital Gaming ◽  
Game Addiction ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Motivation Scale ◽  
The Relationship

This study aims to determine the relationship between the digital game addiction levels of secondary and high school students and their motivation for participation in physical activity during the pandemic process. the study participants include a total of 322 students, 227 males, and 95 females, aged between 11 and 18. the game addiction scale for adolescents and the motivation scale for participation in physical activity were used as data collection tools in the study. in the statistical method of the study, descriptive statistics (frequency, arithmetic mean, standard deviation), t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), Tukey multiple comparisons, and Pearson correlation tests were used. In the research findings, it has been determined that there is a negative and low-level significant relationship between the individual reasons and causelessness sub-dimensions of the motivation scale for participation in physical activity and digital game addiction. there was a significant difference in the game addiction scale and sub-dimensions of the motivation for participation in physical activity according to the duration of digital gaming of the students and their education levels. A significant difference was determined in the motivation scale for participation in physical activity according to the branch variable, and in the scale of game addiction according to the situation of the parents’ setting limits on the duration of digital gaming. A significant difference was not found in either scale according to gender. As a result, it was observed that the more the motivation for participation in physical activity, the lower the digital game addiction.

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