Abstract
![CDATA[Science understanding is an increasingly precious resource throughout the world. There has been a steady decline in the number of students studying science over the past three decades. Researchers from many different disciplines have been trying to identify the factors that contribute to students' reluctance to enter the science field. Research has also shown that there is a positive relation between students' self-concepts, motivation, aspirations and achievement. However, little is known about the nature of these relations in key scientific domains. As such, the aims of this study are to develop: a psychometrically sound tool to measure secondary students' science self-concepts and motivation in biology, chemistry, earth & environmental science, and physics; and test the relation of multi-dimensional facets of secondary students' science self-concepts, motivation, aspirations, and achievement across gender and age levels.]]
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the Inaugural Higher Degree Research Conference at the University of New South Wales, November 5, 2011 |
| Publisher | University of New South Wales |
| Pages | 14-25 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| Event | Higher Degree Research Conference - Duration: 5 Nov 2011 → … |
Conference
| Conference | Higher Degree Research Conference |
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| Period | 5/11/11 → … |
Keywords
- high school students
- self-perception
- academic achievement
- motivation in education
- motivation (psychology)
- science
- chemistry
- study and teaching (secondary)
