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The Relationship Between Students’ Casual Interest in Science and Their Perceptions of the Undergraduate Laboratory Environment
Research in Science Education ( IF 2.2 ) Pub Date : 2021-05-25 , DOI: 10.1007/s11165-021-10007-9
Eva N. Nyutu , William W. Cobern , Brandy A. -S. Pleasants

Science instructors assume that they have created their laboratory curriculum in such a way as to reflect an ideal science instructional laboratory, but students may not recognize this. A recent study used the Student Perceptions of the College Instructional Laboratory Survey (SPCILS) to examine students’ perceptions of their science instructional laboratory as intended by the instructors. What this study did not indicate, though, is whether students more interested in science perceive the science instructional lab as intended by the instructors. Because an appropriate instrument is not available, researchers have not been able to assess students’ casual interest in science. Interest, however, is considered one of the most effective motivational forces of learning. Hence, we developed the Casual Interest in Science Survey (CISS). Employing the CISS, this study used a quantitative design to examine undergraduate students’ perceptions of their science instructional laboratory with respect to their casual interest in science. Interest and perception data were collected at a Midwestern University in the USA. The findings suggest that undergraduate students are interested in science. Major status influenced students’ perceptions of their science instructional laboratory with respect to their casual interest in science. However, gender does not influence students’ perceptions of their science instructional labs with respect to casual interest in science. This study provides baseline data for future qualitative studies about how major and gender might be influencing students’ perceptions of their science instructional laboratory with respect to their casual interest in science.



中文翻译:

学生对科学的休闲兴趣与对本科生实验环境的感知之间的关系

理科教师假设他们以反映理想的科学教学实验室的方式创建了实验室课程,但是学生可能不会意识到这一点。最近的一项研究使用了大学教学实验室调查(SPCILS)的“学生感知”来检查学生对教师所期望的科学教学实验室的看法。但是,这项研究并没有表明,对科学更感兴趣的学生是否认为科学教学实验室是教师所期望的。由于没有合适的仪器,研究人员无法评估学生对科学的偶然兴趣。然而,兴趣被认为是学习的最有效动机。因此,我们开发了《科学调查的偶然兴趣》(CISS)。这项研究采用了CISS,采用定量设计来检查大学生对科学教学实验室的兴趣,以及他们对科学的兴趣。兴趣和感知数据是从美国中西部大学收集的。研究结果表明,本科生对科学感兴趣。相对于对科学的偶然兴趣,主要地位影响了学生对他们的科学教学实验室的看法。但是,性别对学生对科学的偶然兴趣不会影响他们对科学教学实验室的看法。这项研究为将来的定性研究提供了基准数据,这些研究关于专业和性别可能如何影响学生对其科学教学实验室的认识以及他们对科学的偶然兴趣。这项研究使用定量设计来检查大学生对他们对科学的随意兴趣方面的看法。兴趣和感知数据是从美国中西部大学收集的。研究结果表明,本科生对科学感兴趣。相对于对科学的偶然兴趣,主要地位影响了学生对他们的科学教学实验室的看法。但是,性别对学生对科学的偶然兴趣不会影响他们对科学教学实验室的看法。这项研究为将来的定性研究提供了基准数据,这些研究关于专业和性别可能如何影响学生对其科学教学实验室的认识以及他们对科学的偶然兴趣。这项研究使用定量设计来检查大学生对他们对科学的随意兴趣方面的看法。兴趣和感知数据是从美国中西部大学收集的。研究结果表明,本科生对科学感兴趣。相对于对科学的偶然兴趣,主要地位影响了学生对他们的科学教学实验室的看法。但是,性别对学生对科学的偶然兴趣不会影响他们对科学教学实验室的看法。这项研究为将来的定性研究提供了基准数据,这些研究关于专业和性别可能如何影响学生对其科学教学实验室的认识以及他们对科学的偶然兴趣。

更新日期:2021-05-25
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