Positive Affect Relevant to Epistemic Curiosity to Reflect Continuance Intention to Join a Hands-On Making Contest

Autor/inn/en	Hong, Jon-Chao; Hwang, Ming-Yueh; Szeto, Elson; Tai, Kai-Hsin; Tsai, Chi-Ruei
Titel	Positive Affect Relevant to Epistemic Curiosity to Reflect Continuance Intention to Join a Hands-On Making Contest
Quelle	In: EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 12 (2016) 9, S.2267-2279 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1305-8223
Schlagwörter	Epistemology; Hands on Science; Science Education; Science Instruction; Correlation; Factor Analysis; Competition; Structural Equation Models; Intention; Problem Solving; Questionnaires; Elementary School Students; Junior High School Students; Grade 5; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Path Analysis; Statistical Analysis; Foreign Countries; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Erkenntnistheorie; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Korrelation; Faktorenanalyse; Wettkampf; Problemlösen; Fragebogen; Junior High Schools; Student; Students; Sekundarstufe I; Schüler; Schülerin; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Pfadanalyse; Statistische Analyse; Ausland
Abstract	Hands-on making (e.g., "Maker") has become prevalent in current educational settings. To understand the role that students' epistemic curiosity plays in hands-on making contests, this study explored its correlation to students' positive affect and continuance intention to participate in a hands-on making contest called "PowerTech". PowerTech requires students to produce miniatures in the morning and use the miniatures to take part in relay racing and tug-of-war competitions in the afternoon. Data from 514 individuals were collected and subjected to confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling by AMOS 20. The results revealed the two types of epistemic curiosity (EC), interest (I-type) and informational deprivation type (D-type), played a mediating role in bonding participants' positive affect and their continuance intention to join a hands-on making contest. The implication of this study suggests students' epistemic curiosity can be aroused in the process of participating in competitive hands-on making contests such as PowerTech. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01