Scientific epistemological beliefs and engagement of students

The main objective of this study was to determine which domain of scientific epistemological belief best influences engagement of students. The respondents of the study were the 126 Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) students from a certain school in Toril   for...

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Autores: Ondap, Hesteel Ven G., Hornejas, Jhester S.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Institución:Sapienza Grupo Editorial
Repositorio:Sapienza (Curitiba)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.journals.sapienzaeditorial.com:article/224
Acceso en línea:https://journals.sapienzaeditorial.com/index.php/SIJIS/article/view/224
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:ensino de ciências, crenças epistemológicas científicas, engajamento de estudantes, Filipinas
science education, scientific epistemological beliefs, engagement of students, Philippines
enseñanza de las ciencias, creencias epistemológicas científicas, compromiso de estudiantes, Filipinas
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Sumario:The main objective of this study was to determine which domain of scientific epistemological belief best influences engagement of students. The respondents of the study were the 126 Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) students from a certain school in Toril   for school year 2018 -2019 who were determined using the universal sampling method.  Thus, all STEM students were chosen as respondents of this study. A quantitative non-experimental employing the correlational technique was utilized in this study. An adapted questionnaire was modified to contextualize in the local setting and was used in gathering the data. Mean, Pearson-r and Regression were the statistical tools employed in analyzing and interpreting the data. Results revealed that scientific epistemological beliefs and engagement of students were rated high. Further analysis revealed that a significant relationship exists between the two variables and scientific epistemological beliefs significantly influence engagement of students. Among the indicators of scientific epistemological beliefs, verification and improvement dimensions significantly influenced student engagement in their singular capacities but, the best influence of engagement of students was the verification dimension.