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  • Educational Psychology
  • Science Education

Background:

  • Student motivation and learning are crucial for academic success.
  • Connecting curriculum to students' lives is a proposed strategy to enhance engagement.
  • Prior research suggests individual differences, like success expectations, may moderate intervention effects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if linking course material to personal lives increases student motivation and learning.
  • To examine if this effect is stronger for students with lower expectations of academic success.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized field experiment was conducted with high school students.
  • One group received a relevance intervention, prompting connections between course content and their lives.
  • Student interest in science and course grades were measured.

Main Results:

  • The relevance intervention significantly increased interest in science for students with low success expectations.
  • Students with low success expectations also showed improved course grades after the intervention.
  • No significant effects were found for students with high success expectations.

Conclusions:

  • Making science curriculum relevant to students' lives can enhance motivation and academic outcomes.
  • This intervention is particularly beneficial for students who initially have low confidence in their academic abilities.
  • Findings inform science curriculum development and motivational theories in education.