Age-related differences in the relation between motivation to learn and transfer of training in adult continuing education

In this study we examined change in students’ situational interest as a function of student and task characteristics. Fifth- and sixth-graders (n = 52) were assigned to one of two task conditions that used a different version of a science simulation. The versions differed in how concrete vs. abstract the simulation elements were. Students’ prior knowledge, achievement goal orientations, and subject-specific interest were assessed before the task and situational interest was measured repeatedly in different phases of the task. Post-task performance was assessed 1 day after the task. The results showed different mean-level changes in situational interest in the two task conditions; students working with the more concrete version of the simulation reported increase in their interest while the opposite was true for students working with the more abstract version. The ratings of situational interest were nevertheless rather stable over time, regardless of the task condition. Students’ situational interest at the beginning of the task was predicted by mastery-intrinsic goal orientation and subject-specific interest. Post-task performance was predicted by prior knowledge and the task condition; students working in the more concrete task condition performed better. The importance of acknowledging both individual characteristics and task elements in the emergence of students’ situational interest is discussed.

Predictors and outcomes of situational interest during a science learning task

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Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States: 1988-89. Survey Report.

Purpose: A primary goal of physical education is to develop physically literate individuals with the knowledge, skills, and confidence necessary for a physically active lifestyle. Guided by the expectancy-value and interest motivation theories, the purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between students' motivation and health-related fitness knowledge developed in physical education and their after-school physical activity participation. Method: Third-, 4th-, and 5th-grade students (N = 293) from 6 elementary schools in a large metropolitan school district in the United States provided data on expectancy beliefs and perceived task values, situational interest, health-related fitness knowledge, and after-school physical activity. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and a simultaneous multiple regression model. Results: It was found that expectancy beliefs (β = .20, t = 2.16, p = .03) and perceived exploration demand (β = .25, t = 2.58, p = .01), a source for situational interest...

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Relationship Between Motivation and Learning in Physical Education and After-School Physical Activity

Examining engagement in context using experience-sampling method with mobile technology

Situational interest, cognitive engagement, and achievement in physical education

오늘날 디지털 미디어나 기기들이 일상적이고 대중적으로 사용되는 상황에서 대학에서의 디지털 리터러시 교육은 새로운 관점에서 접근할 필요성이 있다. 디지털 리터러시에 대한 일반적인 시각과는 달리 학생들은 디지털 미디어에 대한 사용 역량을 충분히 갖추고 있기 때문이다. 그러나 본 논문은 충분하다고 여겨지는 대학생들의 디지털 리터러시는 사실상 매우 취약한 기반 위에 있기 때문에 위기 상황에 처해있다고 본다. 현재의 대학생들이 지닌 디지털 리터러시는 디지털 미디어나 기술의 사용상에서의 익숙함일 뿐이며, 학생들은 지금의 디지털 기술이 초래하는 문화에서의 본질적인 특성 변화를 충분히 이해하고 받아들이는 데에는 어려움을 겪을 수 있다. 이에 본 논문은 공동체적 삶 속에서 자아와 타자 사이의 윤리적 관계 형성이 교양 본래의 목적임을 염두에 두고, 대학 교양교육에서 디지털 리터러시가 주안점을 두어 가르쳐야 할 네 가지 개념 혹은 관점을 상세히 제시한다. 단일하기 보다는 여러 층위에서 서로 연결되어 있으며(연결성), 비록 가상적이거나 비물질적인 것으로 보이지만 실제로 우리의 물질적 조건들을 변화시키고(물질성), 우리의 사회적 주체로서의 정체성을 전에 없이 뒤흔들며(사회성), 모든 것이 저절로 작동하고 문제를 해결하는 것처럼 보이는(자동화) 현재의 디지털 기술의 복잡한 조건들이 바로 우리 시대 대학 교양교육이 천착해야 할 디지털 리터러시의 핵심이라고 주장한다. 

Sangmin Kim

Papers

Situational interest, cognitive engagement, and achievement in physical education

Crisis of Digital Literacy and New Challenges for Liberal Arts Education