MOTIVATION AND SCIENCE PROCESSES OF THE 11TH GRADE CHEMISTRY STUDENTS: ANALYTICAL STUDY AT BATINAH NORTH PROVINCE THE SULTANATE OF OMAN

This quantitative study aims to discuss the motivation and level of science operations among chemistry students in the 11th grade in Al Batinah Governorate, north of the Sultanate of Oman. Where the researcher noted a weakness in the ability of students to perform practical tests, because of the weakness of the student in the basic concepts of science operations. The presence of this vulnerability was confirmed after a survey conducted by the science experiments test. Results were below the educational level (60%). This study adopted the descriptive quantitative approach; the study sample consisted of (13) teachers and teachers of chemistry and (28) students. The tools of the study included three measures: a measure of student motivation towards learning, which will be of three axes: the axis of tendencies and trends, the axis of challenge, and the axis of curiosity. The scale of science operations consists of: prediction, conclusion and complementary science skills, such as: the skill of interpretation and experimentation, the control of variables, and the imposition of hypotheses. And a questionnaire for teachers on the motivation of students and the level of science operations.