An Investigation of Ninth Grade Students' Attitudes toward Daily Life Chemistry

Autor/inn/en	Kenar, Ismail; Sekerci, Ali Riza; Erdem, Ali Riza; Gecgel, Gürkan; Demir, Halil Ibrahim
Titel	An Investigation of Ninth Grade Students' Attitudes toward Daily Life Chemistry
Quelle	In: Educational Research and Reviews, 10 (2015) 12, S.1695-1701 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1990-3839
Schlagwörter	Grade 9; High School Students; Chemistry; Science Instruction; Statistical Analysis; Reliability; Student Attitudes; Gender Differences; Foreign Countries; Likert Scales; Surveys; Educational Attainment; Mothers; Fathers; Attitude Measures; Educational Background; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Chemie; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Statistische Analyse; Reliabilität; Schülerverhalten; Geschlechterkonflikt; Ausland; Likert-Skala; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Mother; Mutter; Vorbildung; Türkei
Abstract	The purpose of this study is to examine the attitudes towards chemistry of everyday life of high school ninth grade students according to sex/gender, learning/educational level of mother and father, father's profession, and income level of as variables. Survey method has been utilized in research. The sample of the study is composed of a total of 159 ninth grade students from 2012-2013 academic year second term in an Anatolia High School in Kütahya city centre in Turkey. Data from the study were collected with "Attitude Scale Towards Daily Life Chemistry Scale" which consists of 25 items on the five-point Likert type. The Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient of the scale was calculated to be 0.88. Analysis of the data was utilized for Independent Samples t-test, one-way ANOVA, to determine the difference between the groups Tukey's HSD test. According to the results of the study, students' attitudes towards Daily Life Chemistry by gender, mother's learning level, and income level variables were found to be the difference. In additon, Gender variable between female and male students' attitudes towards daily life chemistry have been determined to have a statistically significant difference in favor of female students. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01