Interests of 5th through 10th Grade Students toward Human Biology

Autor/in	Erten, Sinan
Titel	Interests of 5th through 10th Grade Students toward Human Biology
Quelle	In: Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 35 (2008), S.135-147 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1300-5340
Schlagwörter	Nutrition; Biology; Human Body; High School Students; Middle School Students; Foreign Countries; Health Education; Student Interests; Comparative Analysis; Science Instruction; Questionnaires; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Statistical Analysis; Turkey (Ankara) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ernährung; Biologie; Menschlicher Körper; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Middle school; Middle schools; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Ausland; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Studieninteresse; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Fragebogen; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	This study investigated the middle and high school students' interests towards the subjects of human biology, specifically, "Human Health and Nutrition" and "Human Body and Organs." The study also investigated sources of their interests and factors that impact their interests, namely people that they interact and courses that they take about biology and science. 972 students from fifth through tenth grades in 17 schools in Ankara participated in this study. The results show that students' interests towards human biology in general do not change from fifth to tenth grade. However, students' interests towards various subjects of biology were decreased. Ninth grade students reported the lowest interest among the grades investigated towards the subject of "Human Health and Nutrition" and "Human Body and Organs." Factors such as students' interest in sports, their health concerns, and their desire to protect themselves from diseases might have effected the formation of their interests towards these subjects. (Contains 5 tables and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Hacettepe University. Faculty of Education, Beytepe, Ankara 06800, Turkey. Tel: +90-312-2978583; Fax: +90-312-2992083; e-mail: efdergi@hacettepe.edu.tr; Web site: http://www.efdergi.hacettepe.edu.tr
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10