Table 3.
Motivation changes during the pandemic.
| Question | Motivation category | Change | Statistics | pvalue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowing science will give me a career advantage | Career | I | 0.124 | <0.001 |
| Understanding science will benefit me in my career | Career | I | 0.123 | <0.001 |
| My career will involve science | Career | I | 0.122 | <0.001 |
| Learning science will help me get a good job | Career | I | 0.117 | <0.001 |
| I like to take science classes with my friends/family/club | Social | I | 0.110 | <0.001 |
| I learn better when I learn science with other people | Social | I | 0.086 | <0.001 |
| I will use science problem-solving skills in my career | Career | I | 0.084 | <0.001 |
| I think about the grade I will get in science classes | Grade | I | 0.081 | <0.001 |
| I want to be able to say that I've taken this astronomy class | Social | I | 0.081 | <0.001 |
| I want to be able to say that I've taken a science class | Social | I | 0.075 | <0.001 |
| I like to take science classes to interact with other people | Social | I | 0.072 | <0.001 |
| I like to do better than other students on science assignments | Grade | I | 0.069 | <0.001 |
| I like to learn science from a well-known scientist/professor | Social | I | 0.063 | <0.001 |
| I have strategies I use to learn science well | Self-det. | I | 0.056 | <0.001 |
| Getting a good science grade is important to me | Grade | I | 0.052 | <0.001 |
| I wanted to learn about a particular Astronomy topic | Astr.-hobby | I | 0.043 | <0.001 |
| I spend a lot of time learning science | Self-det. | I | 0.041 | <0.001 |
| The science I learn is relevant to my life | Intrinsic | I | 0.041 | <0.001 |
| I usually put enough effort into learning science | Self-det. | I | 0.035 | <0.001 |
| I like to learn about science because it interests my friends/family | Social | I | 0.030 | <0.001 |
| I usually prepare well for science assignments | Self-det. | I | 0.026 | 0.001 |
| I wanted to learn about Astronomy in general | Astr.-hobby | D | 0.023 | 0.003 |
| Astronomy is my hobby | Astr.-hobby | I | 0.022 | 0.006 |
| I believe I can master science knowledge and skills | Self-efficacy | D | 0.022 | 0.006 |
| I am curious about discoveries in science | Intrinsic | D | 0.020 | 0.02 |
| I enjoy learning science | Intrinsic | D | 0.020 | 0.02 |
| I believe I can earn a high score in a science course | Self-efficacy | N | 0.017 | 0.08 |
| I usually study hard to learn science | Self-det. | N | 0.017 | 0.07 |
| It is fun to learn about science | Intrinsic | N | 0.016 | 0.11 |
| Learning science is interesting | Intrinsic | N | 0.013 | 0.31 |
| I enjoy learning Astronomy | Astr.-hobby | N | 0.011 | 0.51 |
| I am sure I can understand science | Self-efficacy | N | 0.009 | 0.71 |
| I am confident I will do well on science assignments | Self-efficacy | N | 0.008 | 0.83 |
| It is fun to learn about Astronomy | Astr.-hobby | N | 0.008 | 0.87 |
| Learning Astronomy is interesting | Astr.-hobby | N | 0.007 | 0.91 |
| Learning science makes my life more meaningful | Intrinsic | N | 0.006 | 0.98 |