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http://dx.doi.org/10.14697/jkase.2015.35.1.0065

The Relationships between Moral Sensitivity and Preference for Science, Belief about Learning Science of Middle School Students  

Choi, Youngmi (Daegu University)
Kim, Inwhan (Daegu University)
Im, Sungmin (Daegu University)
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Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education / v.35, no.1, 2015 , pp. 65-72 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationships between moral sensitivity for topics related to science and preference for science, and belief about learning science. 129 middle school students were involved in this study and completed questionnaires to measure moral sensitivity for topics related to science, preference for science, and belief about learning science. Students' responses were analysed to show the distribution of variables and the correlation between variables by gender and grade. As a result, moral sensitivity was not affected by respondents' grades and genders, but was affected by different topics. Preference for science was not affected by respondents' grades and genders, while belief about learning science was not affected by respondents' genders but affected by lower grade. There were correlations between students' moral sensitivity and preference in case of female students and higher grades, as well as relationship between moral sensitivity and belief about learning science. This result infers that students who have higher moral sensitivity can prefer science and show more positive belief about learning science. Also, it can implicate that affective domain including interest or belief can play an important role in the context of science education focusing on moral aspect or ethics, and that teachers should be aware of personal differences in case of teaching moral aspect of science.
Keywords
moral sensitivity; preference for science; belief about learning science;
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