Abstract:

In this study, the aim is to determine the relationship between the perceptions of high school students about the science course class activities and their motivations to learn science. Correlational research method has been used.  Identification of the work group is carried out by the easy-to-accessful sample method. The study was conducted in the spring period of the 2018-2019 academic year, with a total of 409 high school students in 2 schools from 2 different provinces of the Marmara region. Students of 6th, 7th and 8th classes participated in the study. The data, the Science Course, is obtained by the scale of my class activities and the motivation scale for learning science. The study data was analyzed using visual statistics, independent groups t-test, one-way variance (ANOVA) and correlation analysis methods. The research finds that students’ perception points for science activities and general motivation points for science learning are on a medium level. The motivation for girls to learn science is higher than the motivation for boys to learn science and the motivation for sixth-class students to learn science is higher than the motivation for seventh-class students. The study found that gender has no statistically meaningful impact on the perceptions of students about the classroom activities in the course of science. The 7th grade students enjoy the 8th grade. The class student’s scores are statically significantly high. The presence of a statistically meaningful relationship in the positive direction between the interest of students in the classroom activities, enjoyment of the events, the limitation points during the event and the general and motivation level points to study the science and to do research is determined.

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