A cross-age study of science student teachers' chemistry attitudes

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of some variables (gender and year of study) on science student teachers' (SSTs) chemistry attitudes. An adapted version of Chemistry Attitudes and Experiences Questionnaire was administered to 983 SSTs drawn from four different universities i...

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Published in:Chemistry Education Research and Practice 2015-01, Vol.16 (2), p.228-236
Main Authors: Çal k, Muammer, Ültay, Neslihan, Kolomuç, Ali, Aytar, Ay e
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Differences
Black Sea
Chemistry
College Students
Education
Effect Size
Females
Foreign Countries
Gender Differences
Males
Multivariate Analysis
Positive Attitudes
Questionnaires
Scientific Attitudes
Scores
Statistical Analysis
Student Teacher Attitudes
Students
Surveys
Teachers
Turkey
Universities
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Summary:The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of some variables (gender and year of study) on science student teachers' (SSTs) chemistry attitudes. An adapted version of Chemistry Attitudes and Experiences Questionnaire was administered to 983 SSTs drawn from four different universities in the region of Eastern Black Sea, Turkey. Significant differences between genders' mean scores of the CAEQ indicate that the females somewhat develop stronger positive attitudes towards chemistry than do the males. Furthermore, because the first year of the study generally had the highest mean scores of the three subscales of the CAEQ, it can be deduced that tertiary education lacks improving the SSTs' positive chemistry attitudes to a satisfied level and/or a large effect size. Hence, its attitudinal quality should be intimately inquired.
ISSN:1109-4028
1756-1108
1109-4028
DOI:10.1039/c4rp00133h