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TITLE OF PUBLICATION

ANALYSIS OF STUDY MOTIVATION OF GRAMMAR SCHOOLS STUDENTS IN CHEMISTRY

NAME OF AUTHOR(S)

Milan Veselský, Helena Hrubišová

NAME OF PUBLISHER

Technology of Education – A Professional Magazine on Pedagogy – Vol.17, N.8

YEAR OF PUBLICATION

2009

LANGUAGE OF PUBLICATION

Slovak

PUBLICATION TYPOLOGY

Newspaper / Magazine article

TARGET GROUP OF PUBLICATION

Teachers

SIZE OF THE PUBLICATION

Over 10 pages

DESCRIPTION OF CONTENTS

The article informs about the outcome of the probe into the study on the motivation of students of the second and third grade of grammar school in chemistry. It is focused on the structure of the motivation, which is compared with the outcome of the research of grammar schools' students in Czech Republic and on the gender differences in the motivation of students. The study comprises the analysis of the ability of teachers to identify the prevailing type of motivation of their students spontaneously as well.
Research was conducted on a sample of students of the 2nd and 3rd grade of high school and teachers of chemistry. It was attended by 230 students together from 9 - classes of three secondary schools in Bratislava and Malacky. 8 teachers taught students of chemistry. The condition was that the teachers must have been teaching the students a minimum of 2 years. Research was conducted in 2007. Six types of motivation were examined: Positive social motivation, Cognitive motivation, Moral motivation, Fear of the consequences, The desire to excel and gain prestige, and a Good feeling from a good performance.
The highest value reached achievement motivation in the learning process of chemistry, the next in order is a moral motivation, then fear of the consequences and cognitive motivation. Chemistry is traditionally the least favorite subject and students consider it a rather difficult subject, demanding memorization and home preparation, which does not encourage their creativity. They see it also as an object of rather theoretical nature, which they do not associate with their future.

REVIEWER’S COMMENTS ON THE PUBLICATION

In terms of the project it is one of the key articles in motivating students in chemistry. Some conclusions also for the project are as follows: The development of motivational and self dispositions of the students should not be considered marginal but as one of the main objectives of the school. Research results indicate that although the students learn chemistry mostly out of the 'quality' motives such as the good feeling of achievement, the successful management of the specified task, relatively strong themes are also the need to fulfill their obligation and the fear of the consequences of failure.
The teachers view on motivating the students is rather skeptical. They assume that students learn more by a sense of obligation and fear of negative consequences of failure. Teachers underestimate the cognitive needs of their students and maybe they do not consider their development as a priority goal. By this expectation they can more initiate and preserve this state.

WHERE TO FIND IT

http://technologiavzdelavania.ukf.sk/index.php/tv/article/view/946

NAME OF THE REVIEWING ORGANISATION

TRANSFER Slovensko

Comments about this Publication

Your comments are welcome

Date: 2013.07.11

Posted by Veronika Popová (Czech Republic)

Message: Article content is adequately described in the previous review and comment and it is quite clear that the article is appropriate and useful for the project.
Given that the probe described in the article not only separately examined prevailed types of motivation of students on one side and their teachers\' expectations regarding the motivation of students on the other side, but the results are compared and correlated, are the results of such a research very important impulse for the development of diagnostic skills of teachers. If teacher´s aim is not only to give the information, but also to change and to create the way of teaching method according to the students and their motivation, there is a great chance to change the structure of motivation of students and build up or strengthen the inner, especially cognitive motivation. This is the message I see as the biggest benefit of this article for a project.
The gender differences in motivation structures of girls and boys is together with teacher´s expectations also very interesting. Prevailing methods of teaching chemistry in Slovakia and Czech Republic seem better suited to motivators of girls than boys. Better recognition of boys motivation would certainly be helpful to creating teaching methods that better meet the needs of both sexes.

Date: 2013.07.10

Posted by Marcela Grecová (Czech Republic)

Message: The article is focused on the motivation of students in chemistry. The authors compared resultes of the research of students motivation in Slovak and in Czech Republic. Six types of motivation were examined. This article is not aviable, but according to the description - authors said that chemistry is traditionally the least favorite subject.
Category of motivation were: Positive social motivation, Cognitive motivation, Moral motivation, Fear of the consequences, The desire to excel and gain prestige, and a Good feeling from a good performance. Motivation is a very complicated problem. Such article are needed. In my opinion, this articel is a appropriate and useful for this project.

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