Students' perception of science instruction as clear and understandable is positively associated with their emotional engagement in science¶
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q2 i? In the main-effects multilevel model, each unit increase in perceived understandable science instruction is associated with a 0.18 increase in emotional engagement (b = 0.18, CI [0.16, 0.21], p < 0.001). → Xin Xia 2026
Evidence¶
Xin Xia 2026¶
Xin Xia, Robert Tai. (2026). Exploring the association of student perceptions of science instruction and emotional engagement: The variance between grade level. Instructional Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-026-09800-8
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Main-effects multilevel model (Model 2) of 6,465 students in 25 schools, which the article identifies as the best model for research question two. The printed coefficient is "b = 0.18, CI = [0.16, 0.21], p-value < 0.001"; no standardized effect size is reported.
"For each unit increase in students' perception of understandable science instruction, the emotional engagement score statistically significantly increases by 0.18, holding all other variables constant ( b = 0.18, CI = [0.16, 0.21], p-value < 0.001)."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- The association between perceiving science as interesting and emotional engagement is stronger in grades 4, 6, 7, 8, and 12 than in grade 3, with the steepest increase in the grade-6 transition year — related
- Students' perception of science instruction as interesting is positively associated with their emotional engagement in science — related
- No statistically significant differences between grade levels in the association between perceiving science as understandable and emotional engagement — related
- Emotional engagement is moderately correlated with perceptions of interesting (r = 0.55) and understandable (r = 0.48) science instruction, and the two perceptions correlate at r = 0.65 — related
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Students' perception of science instruction as clear and understandable is positively associated with their emotional engagement in science |
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Students' perception of science instruction as clear and understandable is positively associated with their emotional engagement in science |
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