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Motivational Pathways towards Academic Achievement in Physics & Chemistry: A Comparison between Students Who Opt Out and Those Who Persist
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Ardura, Diego; Pérez-Bitrián, Alberto – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2019
The main goal of the present investigation was to analyze the effect of motivation towards physics & chemistry on achievement in secondary school students. We focused our interest on the comparison between students who chose the subject when becoming optional in the Spanish educational system and those who opted out. Our analyses uncovered the…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Student Motivation, Physics, Chemistry
The Interplay of Learning Approaches and Self-Efficacy in Secondary School Students' Academic Achievement in Science
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Ardura, Diego; Galán, Arturo – International Journal of Science Education, 2019
The aim of the present investigation was to analyse the role of academic self-efficacy and approaches to learning in general and in Physics and Chemistry academic achievements. The sample comprised 507 secondary school students of two Spanish schools and the study was conducted in the context of a Physics and Chemistry subject. Structural equation…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Science Achievement, Learning Strategies, Self Efficacy
The Effect of Motivation on the Choice of Chemistry in Secondary Schools: Adaptation and Validation of the Science Motivation Questionnaire II to Spanish Students
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Ardura, Diego; Pérez-Bitrián, Alberto – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2018
The present study aims to analyse the effect of motivational variables and previous academic achievement on students' future choice of chemistry once this subject becomes optional in the educational system. Toward this goal, the translation and adaptation of the Science Motivation Questionnaire II (SMQII) has been undertaken in our investigation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Student Motivation, Science Interests