Captivating the Class: Predictors of Science Teacher Positivity toward Lessons with Science Communal Affordances

Captivating the Class: Predictors of Science Teacher Positivity toward Lessons with Science Communal Affordances

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Main Author: Fuesting, Melissa A.
Language:English
Published: Miami University / OhioLINK 2016
Subjects:
Social Psychology
goals
motivation
STEM
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1477415612156516
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-miami14774156121565162021-08-03T06:38:43Z Captivating the Class: Predictors of Science Teacher Positivity toward Lessons with Science Communal Affordances Fuesting, Melissa A. Social Psychology goals motivation STEM Beliefs that science fulfills communal goals (i.e., communal affordances) foster student science motivation; integrating science communal affordances into science teachers’ lessons is thus a promising avenue for increasing student science motivation. The current work sought to understand science teacher views of lessons with communal affordances, and investigated whether communal affordances in lessons 1) foster teacher lesson positivity and 2) are perceived to impede valued teaching goals. Across 2 studies, preservice science teachers exhibited more positivity toward lessons if they perceived the lesson to include communal affordances. Compared to lessons that omitted communal affordances, lessons that included communal affordances were viewed as affording more student engagement goals (Study 2). Preservice teachers preferred to teach lessons that they viewed as fulfilling more valued engagement teaching goals. Leveraging teacher perceptions that communal affordances engage science students may be a promising route to integrating communal affordances into science curriculum and thus increasing student science motivation. 2016-10-27 English text Miami University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1477415612156516 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1477415612156516 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Social Psychology
goals
motivation
STEM
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goals
motivation
STEM
Fuesting, Melissa A.
Captivating the Class: Predictors of Science Teacher Positivity toward Lessons with Science Communal Affordances
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title Captivating the Class: Predictors of Science Teacher Positivity toward Lessons with Science Communal Affordances
title_short Captivating the Class: Predictors of Science Teacher Positivity toward Lessons with Science Communal Affordances
title_full Captivating the Class: Predictors of Science Teacher Positivity toward Lessons with Science Communal Affordances
title_fullStr Captivating the Class: Predictors of Science Teacher Positivity toward Lessons with Science Communal Affordances
title_full_unstemmed Captivating the Class: Predictors of Science Teacher Positivity toward Lessons with Science Communal Affordances
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