Attitudes to Science: an update

Schibeci, Renato

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“…Both conclusions, however, have to be carefully examined. First of all, studies have found that it is in fact attitudes towards school science that decline, while attitudes towards real science and the usefulness of science remain much more stable (Schibeci, 1984;Osborne et al, 2003). Secondly, it is often very difficult to ascertain from studies whether attitudes towards science differ from other school subjects.…”

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Examining Changing Attitudes in Secondary School Science

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Kind

Jones

2008

International Journal of Science Education

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The full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that:• a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in DRO • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders.Please consult the full DRO policy for further details. AbstractThis study, carried out in England, examined the variation of attitudes towards science over the first three years of secondary schooling and with gender. The study in question was part of an evaluation of the Lab in a Lorry project, and involved 932 pupils completing a pre-measure questionnaire containing items looking at six separate attitude constructs. From this data, two main patterns emerged; pupils" attitudes towards science declined as they progressed through secondary school, and this decline was more pronounced for female pupils. These conclusions are largely in agreement with previous studies in this field. However, in examining separate attitude constructs, we were also able to identify that the sharpest decline occurred specifically for pupils" attitude towards learning science in school. Furthermore, using linear regression, we identified that as pupils progress through school, this construct becomes a greater influence on attitudes towards future participation in science. Therefore, we also concluded that learning science in school is a particular area that needs to be concentrated upon, if we are to improve children"s attitudes towards science. In the final part of the paper, we drew on interview data obtained from 44 pupils involved in the Lab in a Lorry study. Pupils" comments in these interviews provided further insight into why pupils are "switched off" by school science. We drew out the most prevalent themes that emerged in the interviews, in order to provide further insight into why pupils do not enjoy science in school.

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Examining Changing Attitudes in Secondary School Science

Barmby

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Jones

2008

International Journal of Science Education

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“…Internationally, relatively few studies have been conducted in this area (Schibeci 1984 Relationship between school variables and attitudes:…”

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“…Internationally, relatively few studies have been conducted in this area (Schibeci 1984 Relationship between attitudes and gender: This needs to be researched both at the level of the teacher and of the students. The results could be of significant importance to curricu!um implementation and the future role played by males and females in science.…”

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Science Teacher Education

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2010

International Encyclopedia of Education

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“…)2010 ‫امل�سطفي،‬ ‫1002؛‬ ‫(بادي،‬ ‫أجنبية‬ ‫وال‬ ‫العربية‬ ‫الدرا�سات‬ ‫من‬ ‫العديد‬ ‫نتائج‬ ‫ك�سفت‬ ‫فقد‬ ‫دومي،‬ ‫وبني‬ ‫ال�سناق‬ ‫6002؛‬ ‫خطاب،‬ ‫أبو‬ ‫وا‬ ‫والرا�سد‬ ‫ال�سيخ‬ ‫3002؛‬ ‫والعجلوين،‬ ‫حممد‬ ‫2002؛‬ Stefansson,2006;Gholam, Showboand Khoshbakht, Schibeci, 1984;Gürbüz, et al, 2010;Gholam, et al, 2011 Hudson, 2000;Joy, 2000;Gholam, et al, 2011;Gürbüz, et al, 2010 & Koballa, 1984;Shrigley, 1983;Simpson & Oliver, 1985;Li, 2007;Shrigley & Sue, 2003;Osborne, 2003;Mehra, & Omidlan, 2012 .) Gholam, et al, 2011 …”

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Students' Attitudes towards Learning Science Using E-Learning System (Eduwave) and their Relationship with Some Variables in the Schools of Jordan

Malkawi¹

2015

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This study aimed at investigating students' attitudes towards learning science utilizing electronic-learning system )Eduwave(. It also aimed at investigating whether gender, grade level, and performance in scientific disciplines, has any effect on students' attitudes. A questionnaire that consisted of 37 items was completed by 395 female and male students who were chosen at random from Irbid public schools. The study used the descriptive survey method. The results showed a positive attitude in two of the domains namely: joy and interest in learning science, and valuing the importance of learning science using Eduwave. In addition, the study showed neutral attitudes regarding the third domain; the nature of learning science. Furthermore, the results showed significant differences at (=0.05) in students' attitudes in the nature of learning science using Eduwave domain due to gender in favor of females, and grade level in favor of 10th grade to 8th grade. No significant difference was found in all the other disciplines due to gender, grade level, performance in scientific disciplines. Based on the results, the authors recommended continuing teaching science using Eduwave, extending its use in all other disciplines, and developing and enhancing it to promote higher-order )levels of( thinking, helping students acquire problem solving skills, considering individual differences and evaluating students' work in a fair and accurate manner.

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Attitudes to Science: an update

Cited by 203 publications

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Examining Changing Attitudes in Secondary School Science

Examining Changing Attitudes in Secondary School Science

Science Teacher Education

Students' Attitudes towards Learning Science Using E-Learning System (Eduwave) and their Relationship with Some Variables in the Schools of Jordan

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