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MOTIVATIONAL VARIABLES THAT INFLUENCE THE ATTENDANCE OF
SCIENCE TRAINEES AT RESEARCH SEMINARS
by
Emil Bogenmann
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDCUATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirement for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
May 2008
Copyright 2008 Emil Bogenmann
Object Description
| Title | Motivational variables that influence the attendance of science trainees at research seminars |
| Author | Bogenmann, Emil |
| Author email | bogenman@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Psychology & Technology) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2008-02-27 |
| Date submitted | 2008 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2008-04-01 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Clark, Richard |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Kipke, Michele Brown, Richard |
| Abstract | Science trainees at a pediatric research center are strongly encouraged to attend research seminars, yet their attendance at lectures has steadily declined, jeopardizing the academic environment and the reputation of the institution. Identifying the motivational variables that contribute to the behavior of trainees was the focus of the present study.; A 19 item modified Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) was developed to assess the trainee's "perceived values", "academic self-efficacy", "control beliefs" and "mental effort". Cronbach's alpha values were high for items assessing the "perceived values", "academic self-efficacy" and "control beliefs" variables, but low for the "mental effort" construct. A SPSS-based factor analysis identified 4 distinct factors (F1-F4) of which F1 was similar to the "perceived values" variable and F2 was similar to the "academic self-efficacy" variable. F3 represented a composite of items from the "control beliefs" and the "mental effort" variables, while F4 represented the "attendance" (persistence) variable.; Correlation coefficient calculations demonstrated a linear and positive correlation between "perceived values" and "academic self-efficacy" (.706, p<.000), between "perceived values" and "attendance" (.570, p<.000), and between "academic self-efficacy" and "attendance" (.510, p<.000). A multivariate regression analysis demonstrated that the "perceived values" construct is highly predictive of attendance (R2=.348, p<.006).; These data suggest that trainees who value research seminars are highly likely to attend these events, although the reasons why some trainees value these events while others don't remain to be determined. |
| Keyword | science; trainees; motivation; values; self-efficacy |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m1074 |
| Rights | Bogenmann, Emil |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Bogenmann-20080401 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume14/etd-Bogenmann-20080401.pdf |
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| Full text | MOTIVATIONAL VARIABLES THAT INFLUENCE THE ATTENDANCE OF SCIENCE TRAINEES AT RESEARCH SEMINARS by Emil Bogenmann A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDCUATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION May 2008 Copyright 2008 Emil Bogenmann |
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