Title of article :
Ideal versus school learning: Analyzing Israeli secondary school students’ conceptions of learning
Author/Authors :
Hadar، نويسنده , , Linor، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
دوماهنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2009
Pages :
11
From page :
1
To page :
11
Abstract :
This study explored 130 secondary school students’ conceptions of learning using an open-ended task, analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively. Students’ reality of learning comprised two separate spheres, ideal learning and school learning, which rarely interacted. Generally, students commented more about school than ideal learning. Factor analysis of learning conception categories revealed separate “grand” categories for each sphere and some shared ones. Strikingly, students held complex, deeper conceptions of ideal learning (as self-interest/curiosity, understanding, and knowledge acquisition), but these were separate from their conceptions of school learning as merely the minimal, surface compliance necessary to survive the system by “satisficing” [Simon, H. A. (1955). A behavioral model of rational choice. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 69(1), 99–118] – satisfying and sufficing – the teachers (grades, task completion, and active class participation). Theoretical and educational implications were discussed regarding classroom instruction to heighten educators’ awareness of students’ thinking about learning.
Journal title :
International Journal of Educational Research
Serial Year :
2009
Journal title :
International Journal of Educational Research
Record number :
1403071
Link To Document :
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