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Motivation to Learn Science, Emotions in Science Classes, and Engagement towards Science Studies in Chilean and Spanish Compulsory Secondary Education Students
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Membiela, Pedro; Acosta, Katherine; Yebra, Miguel A.; González, Antonio – Science Education, 2023
Important factors in learning science include motivational variables (relevance of science learning for personal goals, self-efficacy for learning science, and interest in a scientific career), emotional variables (boredom and enjoyment in science classes), and engagement variables (vigor, dedication, and absorption towards science studies). Data…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Scientific Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Psychological Patterns
Opening up "Spaces for Manoeuvre": English Teacher Perspectives on Learner Motivation
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Glas, Katharina – Research Papers in Education, 2016
This qualitative study explores teachers' perspectives on learner motivation for English in Chilean secondary schools. Drawing both on motivation theories and on concepts related to teacher cognition, autonomy and agency, the analysis of 19 semi-structured interviews with Chilean English teachers sheds light on the difficulties that many teachers…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Increasing Students' Academic Involvement: Chilean Teacher Engagement with Learners in Blended English as a Foreign Language Courses
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Johnson, Christopher P. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Learning English as a foreign language (EFL), a highly valued skill in the Chilean marketplace, is an arduous and complex personal endeavor requiring high student motivation. Reflecting this challenge is the heightened anxiety among EFL students, whose work has been associated with historically meager results. Blended learning, the fusion of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Qualitative Research, Anxiety