THE MEDIATING EFFECT OF MOTIVATION ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT AND STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS SCIENCE

Authors

  • Ivy D. Tuballa Teacher II Secondary Education, Mabini National High School, Bangkal, Davao City, Philippines

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v11i11.5676

Keywords:

motivations, attitude toward science, classroom

Abstract

This study untangled the effect of motivation on the relationship between classroom environment and grade 12 students’ attitude towards science. The researcher used quantitative non-experimental type of research and correlational techniques. The study was conducted in seven selected public schools in Davao City where senior high school students are present. There were four hundred (400) grade 12 student participants in total, consisting of two hundred (200) males and two hundred (200) females. The respondents rated on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 denoting agreement and 1 denoting disagreement from the items that were given to them. Also, ethical procedures were observed. The data that were gathered from the level of classroom environment, motivation, and attitude towards science indicated that the respondents' perceptions of these factors were observed sometimes. Meanwhile, the correlations between Classroom Environment and both the Motivation and Attitude of students toward science had a significant relationship. The same is true with the correlations between the students' Motivation and their Attitude toward Science and on the Mediating Effect of Motivation. Therefore, the physical environment of the classroom is its strongest point, while managing behavior requires attention.

 

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Author Biography

  • Ivy D. Tuballa, Teacher II Secondary Education, Mabini National High School, Bangkal, Davao City, Philippines
    Ivy D. Tuballa is a student of MAEd major in Teaching Science at the University of Mindanao. She has been teaching secondary Education for more than 10 years. Her research interests include classroom environment, motivation and students’ attitudes towards science. She is a secondary teacher at Mabini National High School, Bangkal, Davao City, Philippines.

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2024-11-15

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