Change in Student Beliefs about Attitudes toward Science in Grades 6-9

Autor/inn/en	Akcay, Hakan; Yager, Robert E.; Iskander, Srini M.; Turgut, Halil
Titel	Change in Student Beliefs about Attitudes toward Science in Grades 6-9
Quelle	In: Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 11 (2010) 1, Artikel 1 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1609-4913
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Textbooks; Science and Society; Educational Change; Gender Differences; Teaching Methods; Attitude Change; Science Instruction; Surveys; Conventional Instruction; Comparative Analysis; Faculty Development; Workshops; Pretests Posttests; Secondary School Science; Iowa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Bildungsreform; Geschlechterkonflikt; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung
Abstract	The study reports on an investigation of the impact of a Science-Technology-Society (STS) approach in promoting more positive student attitudes toward science that are recommended by current reform documents. A total of 609 students from grades six through nine were selected for a survey of attitudes in two class sections assigned as either experimental (STS oriented class) or control group (textbook oriented class). The results indicate that students in classes taught with an STS approach develop more positive attitudes toward science when compared to students in classes taught with a textbook-oriented approach. The STS approach to science teaching works equally well for male and female students regarding student attitudes toward science. Significant differences were not found between male and female students in terms of improving positive attitudes concerning science study. (Contains 2 figures and 8 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Hong Kong Institute of Education. 10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. Tel: +011-852-2948-7650; Fax: +011-852-2948-7726; e-mail: apfslt@sci.ied.edu.hk; Web site: http://www.ied.edu.hk/apfslt
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10