Attitudes toward chemistry among 11th grade students in high schools in Greece

The development of valid and reliable instruments for attitudes' measurement has been proven crucial for the quality of research. This study is dealing with the development and validation of an attitude toward chemistry instrument. By using this instrument, 11th grade Greek students' attit...

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Published in:Science education (Salem, Mass.) Mass.), 2004-07, Vol.88 (4), p.535-547
Main Authors: Salta, Katerina, Tzougraki, Chryssa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude Measures
Attitudes
Chemistry
Correlation
Curriculum subjects: programmes and methods
Educational sciences
Exact and natural sciences
Foreign Countries
Gender Differences
Grade 11
Grades (Scholastic)
Greece
Relevance (Education)
Report Cards
Science Achievement
Science Education
Secondary school students
Student Attitudes
Student Interests
Teaching methods
Test Construction
Test Validity
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Summary:The development of valid and reliable instruments for attitudes' measurement has been proven crucial for the quality of research. This study is dealing with the development and validation of an attitude toward chemistry instrument. By using this instrument, 11th grade Greek students' attitudes regarding the difficulty, the interest, the usefulness of chemistry course, and the importance of chemistry were investigated. Gender and study specialization differences in students' attitudes toward chemistry were examined for this population. Report card grades for the chemistry course were used to measure students' achievement in chemistry and its correlation with students' attitudes toward chemistry was explored. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Sci Ed 88:535–547, 2004
ISSN:0036-8326
1098-237X
DOI:10.1002/sce.10134