Youth motivation to persist in everyday problem-solving is minimal, costing them collaboration and new knowledge¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2016 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2021: baselines and conditions change
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Subclaims¶

q2 i? In most cases youth did not persist with problem-solving projects, and by not completing them they missed opportunities to collaborate and acquire new scientific knowledge through free-choice learning. → Gitari 2016

Evidence¶

Gitari 2016¶

Gitari, W. (2016). The Application of School Science by Urban High School Youth through Problem-solving in Everyday Life. Science Education International, 27(3), 344-368. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1118432

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Conclusion drawn from the qualitative narratives: "In most cases, the motivation to persist with problem-solving is minimal." The authors attribute abandonment partly to competing alternatives, such as more knowledgeable people available to help, and partly to gaps of knowledge.

"One consequence of not completing their projects is that most of the youth miss the opportunity to collaborate with others and acquire new scientific knowledge through free-choice learning."

Discussion¶

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