Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Accepted Manuscript
Publication Date
2004
Journal or Book Title
Teaching Earth Science
Volume
29
Issue
2
First Page
28
Last Page
31
Abstract
Research into attitudes in science focuses largely on determining if certain instruction methods affect student attitude and there is a broad range of opinions as to what attitude means and how to study it. We have analyzed the attitude of students enrolled into two introductory geology classes with the goal to test if demographic factors and success in the class play a significant role in determining students attitude towards science and learning science. A pre-test and a post-test Likert-type attitude questionnaire were administered to two introductory Geology classes at Iowa State University during the Autumn semester 2002. Results were analyzed for statistically significant relationships between attitude, gender, major and final grade. The results show that male students, science, math and technology majors, and students who successfully passed the class have a better attitude towards learning science.
Rights
© Earth Science Teachers’ Association (ESTA). Reproduced with kind permission of ESTA for use in Iowa State University material only.
Copyright Owner
Earth Science Teachers’ Association
Copyright Date
2004
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Jach, Joan Y. and Cervato, Cinzia, "Attitude toward Learning Science of Students in Introductory Geology Courses" (2004). Geological and Atmospheric Sciences Publications. 13.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/ge_at_pubs/13
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Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, Educational Methods Commons, Science and Mathematics Education Commons
Comments
This is a manuscript of an article in Teaching Earth Science 29 (2004): 28. Posted with permission.