Variation by Gender in Abu Dhabi High School Students' Interests in Physics

Autor/inn/en	Badri, Masood; Mazroui, Karima Al; Al Rashedi, Asma; Yang, Guang
Titel	Variation by Gender in Abu Dhabi High School Students' Interests in Physics
Quelle	In: Journal of Science Education and Technology, 25 (2016) 2, S.232-243 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-0145
DOI	10.1007/s10956-015-9589-x
Schlagwörter	Gender Differences; Educational Strategies; High School Students; Curriculum Development; Faculty Development; Science Education; Physics; Fantasy; Relevance (Education); Scores; Student Attitudes; Public Schools; Private Schools; Foreign Countries; Student Surveys; Student Interests; United Arab Emirates + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geschlechterkonflikt; Lehrstrategie; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Physik; Fantasie; Relevance; Relevanz; Schülerverhalten; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Private school; Privatschule; Ausland; Schülerbefragung; Studieninteresse; Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
Abstract	Abu Dhabi high school students' interest in physics in different contexts was investigated with a survey conducted in connection with the international project, The Relevance of Science Education (ROSE). The sample consisted of 2248 students in public and private schools. Means of most items that belong to the school physics context for both girls and boys were below the score of (3.0). The most interesting topics for both genders were connected with fantasy items. The least interesting items (particularly for girls) were connected with artifacts and technological processes. Girls assigned the highest scores for "why we dream" and "life and death." Boys assigned the highest scores for "inventions and discoveries" and "life outside of earth." The main message of the study is that new curricular approaches and textbooks can be developed through combining technological and human contexts. The implications for curriculum development, teacher professional development programs, and other education strategies in Abu Dhabi are discussed in light of the ROSE survey. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01