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This section provides access to papers on students’ motivation towards the learning of chemistry. The papers are divided in two groups:

  • The first group gathers the papers presented during the international conference held in Florence on March 2012 and describe the state of the art and the future perspectives as far as students’ motivation is concerned.
  • The second group gathers the papers presented during the international conference held in Prague on December 2012 and describe the activities carried out and the results achieved by the Chemistry Network during the first year on the topic of students' motivation

     

Papers presented during the International Conference "New Perspective in Science Education" in Florence on March 2012
Title of the paper Author Institution Country
State of Art in Belgium: Students’ Motivation A. Belleflamme, S. Graillon, M. Romainville Department of Education and Technology, University of Namur Belgium
Chemistry Teaching at School - Problems and Solutions Milena Koleva Technical University of Gabrovo Bulgaria
POPUCH – Popularization of Chemistry Hana Bartková Institute of Chemical Technology Prague (Czech Republic) Czech Republic
Students’ Motivation to Learn Chemistry: The Greek Case Katerina Salta, Dionysios Koulougliotis Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Ionian Islands Greece
Current and Future Methodologies for Improving Teacher and Student Experiences of Chemistry in Schools: an Irish Perspective Marie Walsh Limerick Institute of Technology Ireland
X_Science: Communicating Science through Cinema and Science Fiction Paolo Piccardo Faculty of Sciences, University of Genoa Italy
Marilena Carnasciali
Piotr Swiątek Research Centre Jülich Germany
Karlheinz Steinmüller Z_punkt GmbH The Foresight Company Germany
Students’ Motivation to Learn Chemistry – Polish Scene Magdalena Gałaj WSINF – The Academy of Information Technology Poland
The motivation of students to learn Chemistry Olga Ferreira Polytechnic Institute of Bragança Portugal
Adília Silva Secondary School S/3 Abade de Baçal Portugal
Filomena Barreiro Polytechnic Institute of Bragança Portugal
Learning Motivation of High School Students with Different Educational Success in the Subject of Chemistry Helena Hrubišková Faculty of Natural Science, Comenius University, St. Francis of Assisi High School Slovakia
Milan Veselský
Monika Oravcová-Gorčíková
The Problems of Chemistry and Science Teaching in Spain Antonio Jesús Torres Gil Colegio Santo Tomás de Villanueva (CECE) Spain
Analysing Technological Pedagogic Content Knowledge of Science Teacher Candidates According to Various Variables Mehmet Barış Horzum Sakarya University Education Faculty Turkey
Murat Demirbaş Kırıkkale University Education Faculty Turkey
Mustafa Bayrakcı Sakarya University Education Faculty Turkey

Papers presented during the International Conference "Innovative Learning in Chemistry" in Prague on December 2012
Title of the paper Author Institution Country
Students’ Motivation for Chemistry M. De Kesel Catholic University of Louvain Belgium
B. Tinant
J.-L. Pieczynski General secretariat of Catholic Education
Setting up a Scientific School Project as a Method of Increasing Students’ Motivation for Studying Natural Sciences and Ecology Maria Nikolova National Aprilov High School Bulgaria
How Czech Institutions Overcome the Lack of Student's Motivation to Learn Chemistry Zdeněk Hrdlička Institute of Chemical Technology Prague Czech Republic
Eva Krchová
Helena Kroftová
Greek Teachers' and Scientific Experts' Perceptions of Student Motivation to Learn Chemistry Katerina Salta Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Ionian Islands Greece
Dionysios Koulougliotis
Motivating Students to Study Chemistry: Some Irish Initiatives Marie Walsh Limerick Institute of Technology Ireland
Chemistry Education in Italy: Focus on ICT Resources to Enhance Students’ Motivation Maria Maddalena Carnasciali Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa Italy
Laura Ricco
Davide Parmigiani Department of Education, University of Genoa
Giuseppina Caviglia Comprehensive Institute Prà, Primary and Lower Secondary School
‘How to Make your Students feel Chemistry with Chemistry?’ A Few Words about Motivating Young People to learn Scientific Subjects more Efficiently Magdalena Gałaj Wyższa Szkoła Informatyki i Umiejętności Poland
Student’s Motivation to Study Chemistry: some Insights into the Portuguese Case O. Ferreira Polytechnic Institute of Bragança and Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering Portugal
A. Silva Agrupamento de Escolas Abade de Baçal
M.F. Barreiro Polytechnic Institute of Bragança and Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering
Student Motivation in Teaching Chemistry in Slovakia Milan Veselský Faculty of Natural Science, Commenius University Slovakia
Spanish Students Motivation on Sciences. Antonio Jesús Torres Gil. CECE Spain
The Opinions of Prospective Science Teachers towards the Efficiency of Constructivist Approach Centered Science Laboratory Practices on Student Motivation Murat Demirbaş Kırıkkale University Education Faculty Turkey
Harun Çelik Kırıkkale University Education Faculty
Mustafa Bayrakci Sakarya University Education Faculty
The Conceptual Perceptions of Classroom Teacher Trainees about the Boiling Subject Murat Demirbaş Kırıkkale University Education Faculty Turkey
Mustafa Bayrakci Sakarya University Education Faculty
Nurcan Ertuğrul Kırıkkale University Institute of Science
Elif Tuğçe Karaca Kırıkkale University Education Faculty

National Reports on successful experiences to promote lifelong learning for chemistry The national reports on chemistry successful experiences to promote lifelong learning for chemistry are now available on the related section of the project portal. The reports presents examples of successful experiences in the partner countries and the results of testing of ICT resources with science teachers.

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