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An Investigation of Secondary School Students’ Anxiety and Motivation Levels towards Science Course in Terms of Some Variables    
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Prof. Dr. Abdullah AYDIN Prof. Dr. Abdullah AYDIN
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
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This work aims at studying the anxiety and motivation levels of secondary school students towards science course depending on gender, class levels, and their parents’ level of education. In addition, it was aimed to examine the relationship between students' anxiety, motivation, and academic achievement towards science course. The study relies on a relational scannig model within the context of the general scannig model. The research sample consist of 629 students who continue their education at public secondary school in Kastamonu Province, Turkey, in the 2019-2020 academic year. Anxiety Scale for Science Course, Motivation Scale for Science Learning, Personal Information Form, and science grade for the end of the first semester were used as data collection tools in the research. The data obtained from the research were analyzed using the SPSS 22 program. As a result of this study, it is found out that the secondary school students' science anxiety levels were incredibly low but, their motivation levels towards science course were high. Also, it was observed that there was a significant relationship between students’ science anxiety, science motivation and academic achievement. As to gender, it was determined that there was no significant difference between students' anxiety towards science course, and a significant difference between motivation towards science course. In addition, it was determined that students' anxiety and motivation towards science course differ significantly depending on class levels and their parents’ level of education.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü Diğer hakemli uluslarası dergilerde yayınlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies
Dergi ISSN 2148-9378
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler Journals Indexed in Eric
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 10-2021
Cilt No 8
Sayı 3
Sayfalar 13 / 27
Doi Numarası 10.52380/ijpes.2021.8.3.189
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.52380/ijpes.2021.8.3.189