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Science Centre Education
Hannu Salmi
其他書名
Motivation and Learning in Informal Education
出版Department of Teacher Education, University of Helsinki, 1993
ISBN95145647589789514564758
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=jREmAQAAIAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋This study investigates student learning in science center exhibitions as a form of informal education and examines intrinsic, instrumental, and situational student motivation. Subjects (N=130) consisted of 6 comprehensive school classes of 7th graders in the greater Helsinki area. The design of the study was quasi-experimental with two pre-treatment groups (intrinsic vs. instrumental motivation) and a situational motivation group as the control. Classes were tested by an intrinsic/instrumental motivation test, and by a specific situation motivation test measuring the exhibition experience. A knowledge test measured the effects of a pre-lesson and the learning of isolated facts and entities. Results indicated: (1) the intrinsic treatment group did best in nearly all cognitive tests; (2) the situation motivation group performed better than expected; (3) instrumental motivation does not apply to informal learning; (4) the theory of intrinsic, instrumental, and situation motivation, at least in informal education, is confirmed; (5) the science center exhibition proved to be a motivating setting for learning; and (6) it would be instructive to apply these findings to formal education. Appendixes provide Finnish and English versions of the testing instruments. (Contains approximately 360 references.) (LL).