The Analysis of Learner's Motivation and Satisfaction with 3D Printing in Science Classroom

Abstract

Technology is an important means to enhance students' understanding about scientific concepts. In particular, newly introduced 3D printing technology has great potential to help students learn scientific concepts better. 3D printing is a process for a creating physical object with a three dimensional model. In this study, we explored two types of learners' (students vs. adults) motivation and satisfaction with 3D printing technology. With regard to motivation, student learners showed higher task value, self-efficacy for learning, and satisfaction than adult learners. The result implied that 3D printing technology is more effective to student learners than adult learners. In addition, for adult learner group, negative relationship between technology and satisfaction was found. Therefore, support for reducing the technology anxiety for adult learners is necessary. Further discussions are provided for the research and application of 3D printing technology in science classroom.

Soyuttan Somuta, Sanaldan Gerçeğe: Öğretmen Adaylarinin Bakiş Açisiyla Üç Boyutlu Yazicilar

“…These studies were of different subject areas such as engineering education (Martin, Bowden & Merrill, 2014;Golub, Guo, Jung & Zhang, 2016;Lee, Shin & Cho, 2015;Park, 2014). ), robotics education (Hamidi et al, 2017), special education (Buehler, Kane & Hurst, 2014), anatomy education (Vaccarezza & Papa, 2015), medical education (Costello et al, 2014), geosciences education (Horowitz & Schultz, 2014), design education (Greenhalgh & Greenhalgh, 2016), science education (Byun, Jo & Cho, 2015), STEM education (Schaffhauser, 2013;Straub, Berk, Nordlie & Marsh, 2015;Taylor, 2016;Nichols, Schuster & Ball 2016;Vanscoder, 2014), and mathematics and geometry education (Huleihil, 2017). However, studies that relate to social studies education (Maloy, Kommers, Malinowski & LaRoche, 2017) are quite limited.…”

Analysis of Makerspace Users' Experiences and Suggestions for Science Education

“…Microsoft Garage의 오프라인 공간 뿐 아니라 웹 사이트에서, 사람들이 마이크로 소프트에 의해 개발 된 최신의 실험적인 응용 프로그램들을 시도할 수 있고, 프로토 타입의 프로젝트 성공 여부에 따라 창업으로 연결이 가능하다. 스탠 포드 대학교에서는 'Stanford d. school'을 건립하고 혁신적인 산출물 을 팀차원에서 고안하고 제작하는 연구를 진행하며, 발명, 창업을 돕 고 있다(Byun, Jo, & Cho, 2015).…”

“…기기에 대한 두려 움을 느끼는 학생도 있었다. 테크놀로지에 대한 두려움은 대체적으로 성인학습자들에게서 활용기능 습득, 직업군의 변화, 환경의 변화 등 에 기인하여 나타나고 있었지만(Byun, Jo, & Cho, 2015), 중학생들 중에서도 기기조작의 실수로 고장을 낼 까봐 두려워하거나, 기기조작 자체에 대한 자신감에 대한 부족에 기인한 테크놀로지에 대한 불안을 보여주었다. 그래서 처음에는 아이디어 산출보다는 관찰 체험을 좋아 하며, 교사들이 진행하는 장면을 지켜보는 것을 좋아한다고 대답하기 도 했다.…”