Assessment Matters! Issue 20 - Changing Attitudes: Ar...

An analysis of the index based on the gender of the students reveals statistically significant differences in the majority of provinces, with boys responding more positively to the items of this index (Figure 1). [...] Figure 3 shows the averages of the index as measured in 2006 and 2015, which remained stable in most of the provinces except Quebec, where there was a marked increase in instrumental motivation in 2015, and students in Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island were positioned more positively than the Canadian average on the instrumental motivation scale. [...] 20, 2022 – CMEC Figure 4 Measurement of association between the dimensions of attitude and science scores in PISA 2015 in Canada Interest in science Enjoyment of learning Instrumental topics science motivation Science score Interest in science topics Enjoyment of learning science Instrumental motivation Science score Strong association Moderate association Weak association There are also significa. [...] In addition, exploring how enjoyment is related to science and school science seems appropriate, considering the increase in the index of enjoyment of learning science and its contribution to science performance. [...] At the end of the 1990s, pan-Canadian reflection on science teaching led to the development of a framework for the basic elements required in science curricula in Canada (Council of Ministers of Education, Canada, 1997).