The Role of Extracurriculum in Influencing Eighth-Grade Student Science Learning in China

Autor/inn/en	Tang, Xing; Zhang, Danhui
Titel	The Role of Extracurriculum in Influencing Eighth-Grade Student Science Learning in China
Quelle	(2016), (40 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Extracurricular Activities; Science Instruction; Teaching Methods; Science Achievement; Student Interests; Self Efficacy; Student Participation; Educational Opportunities; Geographic Location; Gender Differences; Socioeconomic Status; Parent Background; Mothers; Educational Attainment; Grade 8; Middle School Students; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Studieninteresse; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Geschlechterkonflikt; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Elternhaus; Mother; Mutter; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin
Abstract	Science extracurricular activities are important informal learning forms and have significant effects on science learning. However, the mechanism regarding how informal learning will influence student academic performance is still under-addressed. Through using the secondary data of a national assessment in China, this study is to explore the relationship between the science extracurricular activities, learning interests, self-efficacy, and science achievement. Structural Equation Modeling was used to find the mechanism of how students' self-chose and school-organized extracurricular activities influence science achievement through mediating interests and self-efficacy. Chi-square tests were used to find if there was an opportunity gap in terms of the students' engagement in extracurricular activities. It was discovered that the students' volunteer and school-organized participation in science extracurricular activities had a positive and indirect influence on their science achievement through the mediate variables of the students' learning interests and self-efficacy. However, there were opportunity gaps among different groups of students. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01