Patterns and Profiles of Situational Engagement in Science

• In Event: AERA Poster Session 4
  In Poster Session: Motivation in Education SIG Poster Session: Motivation in STEM Contexts

Abstract

Students’ situational engagement has been recently defined in terms of interest, skills, and challenge that students simultaneously experience while studying. However, there is a lack of research examining the patterns and profiles of situational engagement that students experience. Consequently, the present study examined the patterns (level 1) and profiles (level 2) of students’ situational engagement in science. Chilean ninth grade students (N = 1931 beeps, 157 students) participated in the study using Experience Sampling Method (ESM). When signaled, students responded to questions concerning their situational engagement via smartphones. The results showed that three patterns and two profiles of engagement could be identified according to students’ experiences of engagement: high, medium, and low patterns, and medium-low, and medium-high profiles.

Authors

• Katja Upadyaya, University of Helsinki

• Patricio Cumsille

• Beatrice Avalos, Universidad de Chile

• Katariina Salmela-Aro, Cicero Learning, University of Helsinki