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A Cause Analysis of Learning Environment Variables of Change in Science Attitudes on Elementary and Secondary School Students  

Kwon, Chi-Soon (Seoul National University of Education)
Hur, Myung (Ewha Women University)
Yang, Il-Ho (Korea National University of Education)
Kim, Young-Shin (Korea National University of Education)
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Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education / v.24, no.6, 2004 , pp. 1256-1271 More about this Journal
Abstract
The importance of science attitudes is more increasing in science education. Science attitudes may influence students' attainment, consistency and quality of classwork as well as their later views of science education and scientific occupations. According to the international comparative researches and longitudinal studies on Korean students' science attitudes, it has shown that the more grade, the less science attitude. This research was survey the science attitudes and learning environment variables, and then make a inquiry that causes of decline of science attitudes. To study this purpose, the participating students in this study will be selected from 3th to 11th grade. 6,925 participants were administered 3 times in questionnaires of science attitudes and learning environment variables during a year. The result of this study showed that science attitude got low after June. Science attitude was changed from 4th grade to 8th grade students. Science attitude much more decrease second semester than first semester, high school students' science attitude fell much. It was experience about science that cause the biggest effect in science attitude and other learning environment variables influence in science attitude change. Learning environment variables made different influence from students of increased and declined science attitude. As category that influence in science attitude, in elementary school were gender, area and grade, in middle school were grade and area, and in high school was area.
Keywords
Change of science attitude; learning environments; decision tree;
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