دورية أكاديمية
Conceptions of Memorizing and Understanding in Learning, and Self-Efficacy Held by University Biology Majors
| العنوان: | Conceptions of Memorizing and Understanding in Learning, and Self-Efficacy Held by University Biology Majors |
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| اللغة: | English |
| المؤلفون: | Lin, Tzu-Chiang, Liang, Jyh-Chong, Tsai, Chin-Chung |
| المصدر: | International Journal of Science Education. 2015 37(3):446-468. |
| الإتاحة: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 23 |
| تاريخ النشر: | 2015 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Journal Articles Reports - Research Tests/Questionnaires |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Self Concept, Student Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Biology, Questionnaires, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries, Majors (Students), Surveys, Thinking Skills, Correlation, Concept Formation, Undergraduate Students, Memorization, Scientific Concepts |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: | Taiwan |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09500693.2014.992057 |
| تدمد: | 0950-0693 |
| مستخلص: | This study aims to explore Taiwanese university students' conceptions of learning biology as memorizing or as understanding, and their self-efficacy. To this end, two questionnaires were utilized to survey 293 Taiwanese university students with biology-related majors. A questionnaire for measuring students' conceptions of memorizing and understanding was validated through an exploratory factor analysis of participants' responses. As for the questionnaire regarding the students' biology learning self-efficacy (BLSE), an exploratory factor analysis revealed a total of four factors including higher-order cognitive skills (BLSE-HC), everyday application (BLSE-EA), science communication (BLSE-SC), and practical works (BLSE-PW). The results of the cluster analysis according to the participants' conceptions of learning biology indicated that students in the two major clusters either viewed learning biology as understanding or possessed mixed-conceptions of memorizing and understanding. The students in the third cluster mainly focused on memorizing in their learning while the students in the fourth cluster showed less agreement with both conceptions of memorizing and understanding. This study further revealed that the conception of learning as understanding was positively associated with the BLSE of university students with biology-related majors. However, the conception of learning as memorizing may foster students' BLSE only when such a notion co-exists with the conception of learning with understanding. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 81 |
| Entry Date: | 2015 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | EJ1051076 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | ERIC |
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Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 0950-0693 |
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| DOI: | 10.1080/09500693.2014.992057 |