Student Perceptions of Research Work in Geography Teaching: Motivation, Difficulties, and Values/Učenička percepcija istraživačkoga rada u nastavi geografije: motivacija, teškoće i vrijednosti
Abstract
Abstract
With the recent reform of the Geography curriculum in Croatia, the learning outcomes 
related to the research work have become one of the most important innovations. The 
first insight into the degree of achievement of these learning outcomes in the first years 
of their application has shown difficulties in data collection, processing, and analysis, 
as well as in proper citation and bibliography writing, while the overall degree of the 
learning outcomes achievement indicates that there is room for improvement. With 
the aim of gaining a more comprehensive insight into the student perceptions, students 
in Antun Gustav Matoš Grammar School in Samobor, whose work was analyzed 
in the study by Ivić et al. (2021), were interviewed. Although the results indicate 
relatively low levels of motivation and negative perceptions of the creation process, 
students’ perceptions of the research as a very useful teaching practice provide a solid 
foundation for its further application.
Key words: geography teaching; research work; students’ motivation; students’ 
perception.
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Sažetak
Odgojno-obrazovni ishodi koji pred učenike stavljaju izazov izrade istraživačkoga 
rada predstavljaju jednu od najvećih novina novoga predmetnog kurikula Geografije. 
Inicijalni uvid u razinu ostvarenosti tih ishoda nakon prvih godina njihove primjene 
pokazao je da postoji značajan prostor za daljnji napredak jer su detektirane poteškoće 
u prikupljanju, obradi i analizi podataka, kao i pravilnom citiranju i sastavljanju 
popisa literature. S ciljem dobivanja uvida u učeničku percepciju istraživačkoga 
rada, intervjuirani su učenici Gimnazije Antuna Gustava Matoša u Samoboru čiji 
su istraživački radovi analizirani u studiji Ivića i sur. (2021). Iako rezultati upućuju 
na relativno nisku razinu motivacije i pretežito negativnu percepciju procesa izrade 
istraživačkoga rada, učenička percepcija istraživanja kao vrlo korisne nastavne prakse 
daju dobru osnovu za njegovo usavršavanje i daljnju primjenu.
Ključne riječi: istraživački rad; nastava geografije; učenička motivacija; učenička 
percepcija.
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PDFDOI: https://doi.org/10.15516/cje.v26i1.5412
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