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Exploring the motivation for science learning of 3rd year high school students who chose different college majors from their track

계열과 다른 대학 전공으로 진학한 고등학교 3학년 학생의 과학학습동기의 특성 탐색

  • Received : 2016.03.25
  • Accepted : 2016.04.25
  • Published : 2016.04.30
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Abstract

This study aims to investigate the motivation for science learning of 3rd year high school students who choose different majors from their track. A total of 2,012 high school 3rd year students participated in this study. We used Science Motivation Questionnaire II (Glynn et al., 2011) to measure the students' science motivation and performed Rasch analysis, MANOVA and logistic regression analysis. First, results showed that 11.5% of students in the science track switched their pathway to a non-STEM major and 14.3% of students in the humanities track switched to a STEM major. In addition, there were gender differences in switching majors. Second, we found a significant difference in science motivation between two groups of students switching their major only in career motivation. Third, science motivation was the significant predictor of STEM major choice; in particular, career motivation was the most influential variable. Based on these results, we proposed that prediction of and paying close attention to students' career motivation are required before making decisions on which track to take.

이 연구는 학생들의 대학 전공 선택과 과학학습동기의 관련성을 분석하였다. 이를 위해 인문계 고등학생들이 연구에 참여하였으며, 예체능계열 학생을 제외한 문과와 이과 학생 중에서 각 집단 별로 무작위적으로 추출된 2012명의 학생을 중심으로 분석하였다. 과학학습동기는 25개의 문항으로 구성되어 있는 Glynn et al. (2011)의 SMQ II로 측정하였다. 연구결과 이과에서 비이공계로 진학한 학생이 전체 이과학생 중 11.5%, 문과에서 이공계로 진학하는 학생들의 비율이 전체 문과학생 중 14.4%로 나타났다. 또한 계열과 다른 진로를 선택하는 비율에서 성차가 나타났다. 이과에서 비이공계로, 문과에서 이공계로 진학학 학생들의 과학학습동기의 세부요인의 차이를 확인한 결과 직업동기에서만 유의미한 차이가 나타났다. 과학학습동기는 진로 선택에 있어 중요한 예측 변인이었으며 그 중에서도 직업동기는 가장 큰 영향력을 가진 변인이었다. 계열과 다른 진로를 선택하는 학생들을 위한 교육적 장치가 필요할 것으로 판단되며, 그 보다 앞서 학생들의 진로를 보다 면밀히 예측할 필요가 있다. 또한 과학학습동기 역시 그런 예측 변수로 판단되며, 학생들의 계열 선택 및 진로와 관련한 교수 학습 및 상담에서 학생들의 과학학습동기를 고려하는 것이 중요하다.

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