Comparative Study between Study Tracks: Math and Sciences or Humanities, Regarding Academic Motivation and Learning Strategies in the 9th Grade Students

Cotruș, Andrei; Izabela, Varga Patricia; Valentina, Zeteş

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.03.183

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“…Math enthusiasts are more focused on time management than humanities students and develop organization techniques for school or extracurricular activities, thus becoming more efficient. These aspects have a positive influence on the academic performance of children who attend science and math programs [ 67 ]. Studies in this field report that females have better reading strategies than males, especially those who are dominant in musical and interpersonal intelligences, because they use problem-solving strategies more effectively [ 68 ].…”

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Using Dancesport as an Educational Resource for Improving Institutionalized Children’s Learning Strategies

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Introduction: Specialized studies mention that extracurricular activities (including dance) contribute to the stimulation of multiple intelligences, on whose development the educational process and academic success depend. The aims of the study were to investigate the benefits of dancesport for the development of institutionalized children’s learning strategies, and to examine gender-dependent differences in learning strategies, as well as to formulate possible recommendations regarding the practice of dance at the age of preadolescence, from the perspective of school success vectors. Methods: Through the School Motivation and Learning Strategies Inventory (SMALSI), we could observe the changes produced in children from the initial phase to the final assessment at the end of a dancesport program. The intervention took place over a period of six months with a frequency of two lessons per week, with each lesson lasting 60 min, and aimed to increase school motivation and performance, considering the learning strategies used by institutionalized children. Thirty institutionalized children, aged 11–12 years old, participated in the research, during which they did not engage in other extracurricular physical activities. The preadolescents were assessed using the School Motivation and Learning Strategies Inventory (SMALSI). This self-report rating scale measures nine areas associated with learning strategies, six of which focus on student strengths (study strategies, note-taking/listening skills, reading/comprehension strategies, writing/research skills, test-taking strategies, and time management/organization techniques), and three are aimed at student liabilities (low academic motivation, test anxiety, and concentration/attention difficulties). Results: The results show that the biggest improvements in the case of institutionalized children were recorded for study strategies, effectiveness of test-taking strategies, and concentration difficulties. Girls registered significantly better results than boys only in the case of study strategies and for writing/research skills (Mann–Whitney test was used). Discussion: The study demonstrates the benefits of dancesport practice for the development of institutionalized children’s learning strategies, creating a foundation for the improvement of their academic performance and school integration. Conclusions: At the end of the dance program, significant improvements in academic interest were observed due to the testing strategies used. Better results were also obtained for the scales of anxiety and difficulty concentrating during tests, where average scores decreased significantly.

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“…Additionally, the more dominant scales of students' motivation were, the more active roles they took in terms of science learning [30]. Within this context, Andrei, Izabela and Valentina [3] indicated that a higher motivation or an intentional learning improved its reproductive performance only if it was associated with a more laborious processing of the material learned. As a result, the present findings strengthen our conception of the link between science motivation and achievement goals.…”

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“…In the current investigation the science motivation has been taken into consideration as a result and achievement goals as the predictor. That there is a positive relationship between achievement goals and science motivation was hypothesized by the researchers [3,8,10,11,12,14,30,38]. …”

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Science Motivation of University Students: Achievement Goals as a Predictor

Arslan¹,

Akcaalan²,

Yurdakul³

2017

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The objective of this investigation is to make a study of the relationship between achievement goals and science motivation. Research data were collected from 295 university students. Achievement goals and science motivation scales were utilized as measure tools. The link between achievement goals orientation and science motivation was investigated by statistical package for social sciences. Correlation analysis demonstrated that sub dimensions of achievement goals; related positively to science motivation. Besides, the connection between achievement goals and science motivation still requires further research because of some limitations. Thus, in addition to intervention strategies, further investigation should include more factors for achievement goals and investigate its effect on adolescents' science motivation. Findings were discussed with regard to the relevant literature.

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“…Different disciplines or areas of study elicits different academic motivation, according to the study made by Andrei, Izabela and Valentina (2014). Math and sciences have an appeal to those who loves logic, problem solving, investigation and those that require exploration.…”

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Math appreciation: Exploring the antidote for Math anxiety

Miguel¹,

Pascual²

2022

IJRP

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Much has been said and studied about Math anxiety providing hindrance to learners on achieving academic proficiency, and Math appreciation is seen to be the antidote in this case. It is the sum of the affirmative attitude of learners in dealing with Math-related concepts, the way they embrace cooperative learning in class, their positive response to challenges, and the way they apply into practical life the numeracy skills they learned in the four corners of the classroom. This study is focused on the mixed quantitative and qualitative exploration of the introduction of Math appreciation in the Department of Education, District of Lumban, Laguna. With nine participating elementary schools, 60 respondents in an online survey, and 9 participants in a focused group discussion, issues connected to Math appreciation were investigated. Sources of Math boredom, interventions applied, role of Math appreciation in learners' performance, support of school and community, and a look into the education system were the main parts of the qualitative investigation. On the quantitative part, Mathematics mean percentage score (MPS) of school years 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 were seen to have significant difference. Learners significantly perform better when Math appreciation was in context with teaching and learning process. Five themes were developed in this study: (1

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Comparative Study between Study Tracks: Math and Sciences or Humanities, Regarding Academic Motivation and Learning Strategies in the 9th Grade Students

Cited by 6 publications

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Using Dancesport as an Educational Resource for Improving Institutionalized Children’s Learning Strategies

Using Dancesport as an Educational Resource for Improving Institutionalized Children’s Learning Strategies

Science Motivation of University Students: Achievement Goals as a Predictor

Math appreciation: Exploring the antidote for Math anxiety

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