Students ’ Motivation to Learn Chemistry in Greece

Students ’ motivation to learn chemistry is a complex multidimensional construct. In this report, a systematic effort is made to identify and evaluate the current situation regarding students’ motivation to learn chemistry in Greece. The conclusions drawn were based a) on the analysis of the experiences and comments of a group of 11 Greek chemistry teachers and 5 Greek scientific experts and b) on the analysis of the comments made by non-national teachers and scientific experts in relation with Greek national teaching resources and publications uploaded on the “Chemistry is All Around Network ” portal. The experiences of the Greek teachers/experts were explored in the course of three workshop activities by using the constant comparative method. The comments of the Greek teachers/experts were related to non-national teaching resources available also in the above mentioned portal. The results of the undertaken work gave specific insight into the following three aspects regarding the national situation on students ’ motivation to learn chemistry: a) the main existing student motivational constructs, b) the obstacles affecting students ’ interest towards chemistry and c) the successful practices in motivating students to engage in chemistry learning