Comparing Students' Science Motivation and their Achievement in Science Subjects at Secondary Level
The study was designed to compare science motivation and science achievement (Physics, Chemistry, and Biology) based on student gender and school location in Okara district. Using the cluster random sampling technique, 1000 students of 10th grade were selected as a sample of this study. An Urdu version of the Science Motivation Questionnaire was developed by the authors and used to collect data about student motivation towards science subjects, i.e., Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. The student achievement data were collected from their respective schools. The scale, which included five factors: self-efficacy, intrinsic motivation, self-determination, grade motivation, and career motivation demonstrated overall high-level reliability (α=.88) with factor-wise reliability ranging from .77 to .82. The study revealed that male students were significantly better than female students in Physics and Chemistry motivation, while female students were better in biology motivation. The recommendations have also been given in the study.
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Science Motivation, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Grade Motivation, Career Motivation, Self-Determination, Self-Efficacy, Intrinsic Motivation
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(1) Muhammad Akram
Associate Professor, Institute of Education & Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
(2) Syeda Aliya Fatima
Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Fatimiyah Higher Education System, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
(3) Nazir Ahmad
Associate Professor, HoD, Department of Education, Fatimiyah Higher Education System, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
Cite this article
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APA : Akram, M., Fatima, S. A., & Ahmad, N. (2024). Comparing Students' Science Motivation and their Achievement in Science Subjects at Secondary Level. Global Social Sciences Review, IX(II), 72-83. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2024(IX-II).08
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CHICAGO : Akram, Muhammad, Syeda Aliya Fatima, and Nazir Ahmad. 2024. "Comparing Students' Science Motivation and their Achievement in Science Subjects at Secondary Level." Global Social Sciences Review, IX (II): 72-83 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2024(IX-II).08
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HARVARD : AKRAM, M., FATIMA, S. A. & AHMAD, N. 2024. Comparing Students' Science Motivation and their Achievement in Science Subjects at Secondary Level. Global Social Sciences Review, IX, 72-83.
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MHRA : Akram, Muhammad, Syeda Aliya Fatima, and Nazir Ahmad. 2024. "Comparing Students' Science Motivation and their Achievement in Science Subjects at Secondary Level." Global Social Sciences Review, IX: 72-83
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MLA : Akram, Muhammad, Syeda Aliya Fatima, and Nazir Ahmad. "Comparing Students' Science Motivation and their Achievement in Science Subjects at Secondary Level." Global Social Sciences Review, IX.II (2024): 72-83 Print.
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OXFORD : Akram, Muhammad, Fatima, Syeda Aliya, and Ahmad, Nazir (2024), "Comparing Students' Science Motivation and their Achievement in Science Subjects at Secondary Level", Global Social Sciences Review, IX (II), 72-83
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TURABIAN : Akram, Muhammad, Syeda Aliya Fatima, and Nazir Ahmad. "Comparing Students' Science Motivation and their Achievement in Science Subjects at Secondary Level." Global Social Sciences Review IX, no. II (2024): 72-83. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2024(IX-II).08