The Influence of Extracurricular Activities on the Interest of Czech and Finnish Students in Biology
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11310%2F24%3A10483861" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11310/24:10483861 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=Hg58cxqv3~" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=Hg58cxqv3~</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.33225/jbse/24.23.536" target="_blank" >10.33225/jbse/24.23.536</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The Influence of Extracurricular Activities on the Interest of Czech and Finnish Students in Biology
Original language description
Extracurricular learning plays a key role in shaping students' interest in (not only) biology. The research examined which extracurricular areas related to biology can make biology more attractive for the participating Finnish and Czech students. A 5-point Likert scale questionnaire was administered to 178 Finnish and 195 Czech 9th-grade lower-secondary school students. Cronbach's alpha, Varimax rotation and Mann-Whitney U-test were performed. Factor analysis identified 7 areas: Family trips, My career, Biology lessons, Healthy lifestyle, Institutions, Nature-related hobbies, and Information sources. For Czech, hobbies related to nature and family trips are significant contributors to fostering interest in biology, and an informal educational environment is crucial for cultivating a lasting relationship with biology. For Finns, biology classes and career orientation have a more significant influence on students, demonstrating the effectiveness of formal educational strategies in increasing students' interest in biology. Increasing interest in biology among the students observed in both sociocultural environments is significantly influenced by family involvement and the use of information sources. Further research should explore how specific ECA can support the connection between family and school environments and their impact on students' interest and engagement in biology lessons. (C) 2024, Scientia Socialis Ltd. All rights reserved.
Czech name
—
Czech description
—
Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
—
OECD FORD branch
50301 - Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]
Result continuities
Project
—
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of Baltic Science Education
ISSN
1648-3898
e-ISSN
2538-7138
Volume of the periodical
23
Issue of the periodical within the volume
3
Country of publishing house
LT - LITHUANIA
Number of pages
14
Pages from-to
536-549
UT code for WoS article
001309743200009
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85197705564