<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Yu-Jen Sie</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kuen-Yi Lin</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">EFFECTS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL AND COGNITION ON STEM LEARNING IN IOT SMART ENERGY-SAVING PROJECTS</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Journal of Baltic Science Education</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">partial least square-structural equation modeling</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">problem-solving skills</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Project-based learning</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">psychological capital</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">STEM cognition</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">STEM education</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2025</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">April/2025</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">https://oaji.net/articles/2023/987-1746293309.pdf</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">24</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">continuous</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Project-based learning (PBL) plays a critical role in fostering interdisciplinary integration within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. However, its complexity often hinders students’ ability to apply knowledge and solve problems, particularly in environments that lack psychological and cognitive support. This study aims to address these challenges by constructing a STEM education model centered on PBL and examining the interactions among STEM psychological capital (SPC), problem-solving skills (PS), STEM cognition (SC), and STEM project-based learning performance (SP). In total, 230 seventh-grade students participated in a STEM project-based activity themed &quot;Internet of Things (IoT) Smart Energy-Saving House.&quot; Data were collected through questionnaires and performance assessments. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to analyze the interactions. By validating the interplay among psychological capital, cognition, and problem-solving abilities in STEM-PBL contexts, this study identifies the critical role of SPC, PS, and SC in enhancing students' SP outcomes and underscores the necessity of integrating psychological support and cognitive development into STEM curricula. Furthermore, the findings provide a novel framework for bridging the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application, offering valuable insights for future research and educational design.</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">340-359</style></section></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chia-Pin Kao</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kuen-Yi Lin</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hui-Min Chien</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Yu-Tsang Chen</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ENHANCING VOLUNTEERS’ INTENTION TO ENGAGE IN CITIZEN SCIENCE: THE ROLES OF SELF-EFFICACY, SATISFACTION AND SCIENCE TRUST</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Journal of Baltic Science Education</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">citizen science</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">science volunteers</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Social Cognitive Career Theory</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">structural equation model</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2020</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">April/2020</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://oaji.net/articles/2020/987-1586941480.pdf</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">19</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Continuous</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">This research was carried out at the Science Volunteer Program 2018, which is run by Taiwan’s Ministry of Science and Technology. The purpose of the research was to understand the effects of self-efficacy, satisfaction, and science trust on science volunteers’ intention to continue volunteering. The research drew on the Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) to test how social cognitive variables affect volunteers’ intention to continue engaging in events and with organizations. A total of 156 volunteers taking part in the program completed a questionnaire measuring Self-efficacy, Satisfaction, Trust, and Intention. A structural equation model (SEM) was developed, and the proposed effects on the variables were tested using SEM procedures. The results of the SEM analysis found that there were positive effects between (a) Self-efficacy and Satisfaction, (b) Self-efficacy and Intention, (c) Satisfaction and Intention, and (d) Trust and Intention. The discussion highlights implications for science volunteer managers who are not only in a position to increase volunteers’ behavioral intention to continue their engagement in volunteer work, but also to facilitate interventions to boost volunteering in Taiwan.</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">234-246</style></section></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kuen-Yi Lin</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Shao-Chuan Lu</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">EFFECTS OF PROJECT-BASED ACTIVITIES IN DEVELOPING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ENERGY LITERACY</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Journal of Baltic Science Education</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">energy literacy</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">project-based activity</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">senior high school students</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">solar-powered insect trap</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2018</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">October/2018</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://oaji.net/articles/2017/987-1539418629.pdf</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">17</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Continuous</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Energy literacy is a key factor in ensuring the protection of the natural environment. Numerous studies on energy literacy have demonstrated the development of instructional methods to promote the willingness to save energy as a critical research subject. Through a project-based activity, this research explored how hands-on activities improve the energy literacy of students. A quasi-experimental design was adopted, namely a pre-test and post-test nonequivalent control group design. In total, 77 senior high school students participated in a 6-week teaching experiment. A single-factor analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and multiple regression analyses were employed to analyze the collected data. The main findings were as follows: (1) Project-based hands-on activities helped improve the energy literacy of senior high school students; however, the effect was not statistically significant in both experimental and control groups. (2) The key factor influencing the energy conservation behavior of senior high school students was energy-related attitudes following the project-based learning process. </style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">5</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">867-877</style></section></record></records></xml>