نقش مهارت محاسباتی و توانایی ریاضی در پیش‌بینی انگیزه تحصیلی و درک مفاهیم شیمی دانش‌آموزان

نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی

نویسندگان

1 گروه آموزش ریاضی، دانشگاه فرهنگیان، صندوق پستی 889-14665 تهران، ایران

2 گروه روان شناسی و مشاوره، دانشگاه فرهنگیان، صندوق پستی 889-14665 تهران، ایران

3 گروه آموزش شیمی، دانشگاه فرهنگیان، صندوق پستی 889-14665 تهران، ایران

چکیده

پیشینه و اهداف: مطالعات متعددی نشان می‌دهند که مفاهیم ریاضی نقش مهمی در درک بهتر مفاهیم علمی و افزایش انگیزه تحصیلی دانش‌آموزان ایفا می‌کنند.  این پژوهش با هدف مطالعه نقش مهارت محاسباتی و توانایی ریاضی در پیش‌بینی انگیزه تحصیلی و درک مفاهیم شیمی دانش‌آموزان صورت گرفته است. روش‌ها‌: در این پژوهش، از روش مطالعه توصیفی-همبستگی استفاده شد. جامعه آماری پژوهش شامل دانش‌آموزان پسر پایه دهم و یازدهم رشته تجربی مدارس دولتی آموزش و پرورش ناحیه 5 شهرستان تبریز در سال تحصیلی 1404-1403 است. نمونه آماری شامل 169 نفر از دانش‌آموزان رشته تجربی (87 دانش‌آموز در پایه دهم و 82 دانش‌آموز در پایه یازدهم) است که به روش نمونه‌گیری خوشه‌ای چند مرحله­ای انتخاب شدند. شرکت‌کنندگان در پژوهش به دو پرسش‌نامه استاندارد «انگیزه تحصیلی هارتر» و «مهارت محاسباتی رنزولی» پاسخ دادند. همچنین از آنها آزمون معلم‌ساخته  توانایی ریاضی و مهارت شیمی اخذ شد. داده‌ها با استفاده از تحلیل آماری همبستگی و رگرسیون تجزیه و تحلیل شدند تا ارتباط مهارت محاسباتی و توانایی ریاضی با انگیزه تحصیلی و توانایی شیمی ارزیابی شود. یافته‌ها: نتایج نشان داد که مهارت‌های محاسباتی و توانایی ریاضی با انگیزه تحصیلی دانش‌آموزان همبستگی مثبت معنی‌داری دارند و می‌توانند 38 درصد تغییرات را در آن پیش‌بینی کنند. همچنین مهارت‌های محاسباتی و توانایی ریاضی با مهارت شیمی دانش‌آموزان همبستگی مثبت معنی‌داری دارند و می‌توانند 30 درصد تغییرات را در مهارت شیمی پیش­بینی کنند.  نتیجه‌گیری: مهارت‌‌های محاسباتی و توانایی ریاضی نقش مهمی در بهبود درک مفاهیم شیمی و افزایش انگیزه یادگیری ایفا می‌کنند. با توجه به نتایج، تقویت مهارت‌های محاسباتی و توانایی ریاضی در برنامه‌های آموزشی می‌تواند، به عنوان روشی مؤثر برای افزایش انگیزه تحصیلی و بهتر فهمیدن مفاهیم شیمی در دانش‌آموزان رشته تجربی مورد استفاده قرار گیرد.

کلیدواژه‌ها


عنوان مقاله [English]

The role of computational skills and mathematical ability in predicting students’ academic motivation and understanding chemistry concepts

نویسندگان [English]

  • Sohrab Azimpour 1
  • Hossein Vahedi 2
  • Hossein Fazli 1
  • Jafar Azamat 3
1 Department of Mathematics Education, Farhangian University, P.O. Box 14665-889, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Psychology and Counselling, Farhangian University,, P.O. Box 14665-889, Tehran, Iran
3 Department of Chemistry Education, Farhangian University, P.O. Box 14665-889, Tehran, Iran
چکیده [English]

Background and Objective: Numerous studies indicate that mathematical concepts play a significant role in enhancing understanding scientific concepts and increasing students’ academic motivation. This study aimed to study the role of computational skills and mathematical ability in predicting academic motivation and understanding chemistry concepts among students. Methods: In this study, a descriptive-correlational research method was employed. The statistical population consisted of 10th and 11th grade male students of experimental sciences in District 5 of Tabriz in Academic year 2024-2025. The statistical sample included 169 Male students of experimental sciences (87 students in the 10th grade and 82 students in the 11th grade), selected by multistage cluster sampling. Participants completed two standardized questionnaires: the ‘Harter Academic Motivation Scale’ and the ‘Renzulli Computation Skills Scale’. Additionally, teacher-made mathematical ability and chemistry skills tests were administered to them. The data were analyzed using correlation and regression analysis to assess the relationship between computational skills and mathematical ability with academic motivation and chemistry ability. Findings: The results showed that computational skills and mathematical ability have a significant positive correlation with students’ academic motivation and can predict 38% of the changes in it. Furthermore, computational skills and mathematical ability have a significant positive correlation with students’ chemistry skills and can predict 30% of the changes in chemistry skills. Conclusion: Computational skills and mathematical ability play an important role in improving the understanding of chemical concepts and increasing learning motivation. As the results indicate, strengthening computational skills and mathematical ability in educational programs can be employed as an effective method to increase academic motivation and enhance understanding chemical concepts among science students.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • Computational skill
  • Mathematical Ability
  • Academic Motivation
  • Chemistry Concepts
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