The Influence of Extracurricular Activities on the Interest of Czech and Finnish Students in Biology

Kód výsledku v 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>

Výsledek na webu

<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>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The Influence of Extracurricular Activities on the Interest of Czech and Finnish Students in Biology

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Extracurricular learning plays a key role in shaping students&apos; 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&apos;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&apos; 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&apos; interest and engagement in biology lessons. (C) 2024, Scientia Socialis Ltd. All rights reserved.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The Influence of Extracurricular Activities on the Interest of Czech and Finnish Students in Biology

Popis výsledku anglicky

Extracurricular learning plays a key role in shaping students&apos; 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&apos;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&apos; 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&apos; interest and engagement in biology lessons. (C) 2024, Scientia Socialis Ltd. All rights reserved.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50301 - Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Journal of Baltic Science Education

ISSN

1648-3898

e-ISSN

2538-7138

Svazek periodika

23

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

3

Stát vydavatele periodika

LT - Litevská republika

Počet stran výsledku

14

Strana od-do

536-549

Kód UT WoS článku

001309743200009

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85197705564