СТАВОВИ УЧЕНИКА ТЕХНИЧКЕ ШКОЛЕ О ОЦЕНИ ИЗ ФИЗИКЕ И МОТИВАЦИЈА ЗА УЧЕЊЕ САДРЖАЈА ФИЗИКЕ
THE ATTITUDES OF TECHNICAL-SCHOOL STUDENTS TOWARDS ASSESSMENTS AND MOTIVATION FOR STYDING PHYSICS

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the research presented in this paper was the analysis of the attitudes of the students of a secondary technical school towards assessments and motivation for studying physics. The research was conducted with the sample of462 first- and second-year students of several four-year course profiles in technical schools in Novi Sad and Subotica. Scaling was the used technique and the instrument was construed according to the five-point Likert scale for attitudes. The results show the following: (!) the students have predominantly positive attitudes towards assessments in physics, the majority think that their grades are the result of their engagement, and only few students think that the subject teacher is responsible for their low grades, (2) the students are not sufficiently motivated for studying physics, (3) the attitudes of the students towards their grades affect their motivation for learning if they think that the teacher's assessments are not fair or the lessons are too big and complex. The paper ends with a suggestion that students' motivation for studying physics should be stimulated, and stresses the importance of assessments for motivation.

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