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Fen Öğrenmeye Yönelik Motivasyonun Bazı Demografik Özelliklere Göre Değerlendirilmesi

Evaluation of the Motivation for Science Learning According to Some Demographic Characteristics

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Abstract (2. Language): 
In the present study, it is aimed to determine the effects of the gender, grade level, and parents’ education status on the students’ science learning motivation and their motivation for its sub -dimensions such as making research, performance, communication, cooperative working, and participation. The study group consists of 531 6th, 7th and 8th grade students attending 11 middle schools in Aksaray city in 2008-2009 school year. In the study, as a data collection instrument, “Scale of Motivation for Learning Science” developed by Dede and Yaman (2008) was used. The analysis of the data was performed through MANOVA. At the end of the study, it was found that there is a significant difference favoring the female students between the average motivation scores for science learning, communication, cooperative working and participation. However, no significant gender-based difference was found for the motivation towards making research and performance. In addition, grade level of the students and education status of the parents were found to have no significant effects on the students’ motivation.
Abstract (Original Language): 
Bu çalışmada, cinsiyet, sınıf ve ebeveyn eğitim durumu değişkenlerinin öğrencilerin fen öğrenmeye ve alt boyutları olan araştırma yapmaya, performansa, iletişime, işbirlikli çalışmaya ve katılıma yönelik motivasyon düzeylerine etkisinin tespit edilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışma grubunu, 2008-2009 eğitim-öğretim yılı bahar döneminde, Aksaray İli merkezinde yer alan 11 ilköğretim okulunun 6., 7. ve 8. sınıflarında öğrenim gören 531 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Veri toplamak amacıyla çalışmada, Dede ve Yaman (2008) tarafından geliştirilen “Fen Öğrenmeye Yönelik Motivasyon Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizi çok değişkenli varyans analizi (MANOVA) ile yapılmıştır. Çalışmanın sonucunda, fen öğrenmeye, iletişime, işbirlikli çalışmaya ve katılıma yönelik motivasyon ortalamalarının kız öğrencilerin lehine anlamlı ölçüde farklılık gösterdiği, araştırma yapmaya ve performansa yönelik motivasyon ortalamaları arasında ise cinsiyete bağlı olarak anlamlı bir farklılığın olmadığı tespit edilmiştir. Öğrencilerin sınıf düzeyinin ve ebeveyn eğitim durumunun ise öğrencilerin motivasyon puanları üzerinde etkili olmadığı saptanmıştır.
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