scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT OF AN ATTITUDE SCALE FOR PHYSICS COURSES AND A REVIEW OF STUDENT ATTITUDES

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-24
Author(s):  
Sümeyye Aydın Gürler ◽  
Oktay Baykara
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Ninth Grade ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Physics Students ◽  
Physics Courses ◽  
9Th Grade ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Ninth Grade Students ◽  
School Influence

The aim of present research was to develop a Likert type scale that determines the attitudes of 9th grade students towards physics courses so as to identify the physics students’ attitudes towards this course. The research started with a draft scale of 30 items. The draft scale was applied to 177 ninth grade students as a pilot research. According to results obtained from factor analysis, a scale that has 21 items and covering six sub-sets was developed. KMO value of the scale was .82; the Bartlett’s test value was 1997.3; and the internal consistency coefficient (Cronbach’s alpha) was .90. The scale was then applied to 460 ninth grade students from different schools to conduct a confirmatory factor analysis. It was found that the types of upper-secondary school influence students’ attitudes towards physics courses while gender and educational level of the parents had no significant influence on these attitudes. Therefore, it was also found that the students had an ambivalent attitude towards physics courses. Keywords: factor analysis, physics course, scale development, student attitude.

scholarly journals THE PREDICTORS OF NINTH GRADE STUDENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS PLANTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-118
Author(s):  
Meryem Selvi ◽  
Emel Çelepçıkay İslam
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Students ◽  
Ninth Grade ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Predictive Variables ◽  
Correlational Design ◽  
Plant Recognition ◽  
Upper Secondary ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Ninth Grade Students ◽  
Recognition Level

As plants are vital to the survival of the planet, developing positive attitude towards them is important for protection of plants, biodiversity, and the environment. The aim of this research was to determine the predictors of ninth grade students’ attitude towards plants. In the study, a descriptive correlational design was used. The data were collected from 773 upper-secondary students selected through stratified-purposive sampling. The “Plant Recognition Test” and “Plant Attitude Scale” were used as data collection tools. Multiple regression analysis was performed to determine the way different variables predicted attitude towards plants. The results of research indicated that the linear relationship between predictive variables and attitude towards plants explained 14% of the total variance in attitude towards plants at a significant level. Among the variables, gender, time spent in a garden, involvement in indoor or outdoor cultivation, experience with picking flowers, fruits, and/or vegetables, and plant recognition level had significant contributions to predicting variance in attitude towards plants, and the recognition of plants was determined to be the most important predictor relative to all the other variables. Keywords: descriptive correlational design, plant recognition, secondary education

scholarly journals The Attitude Scale Towards Flirting Violence

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (05) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erva Fatma Tayanc ◽  
Merve Sarıer ◽  
Harun Kamanlı ◽  
Cansu Uysal
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
University Students ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Alpha Coefficient ◽  
Cronbach Alpha ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Reliable Scale

The aim of this study was to develop an attitude scale towards flirting violence for university students who study at TED University. 232 university students aged 18-25 in Ankara participated in this study. University Students’ Attitudes Scale Towards Flirting Violence (ASTFV)” is a 5 item Likert type scale. Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis was used for validity and the results of the factor analysis indicated that the scale explains 62,798 % of the total variance. For reliability Cronbach Alpha coefficient was 0.938. Findings indicated that the ASTFV was a valid and reliable scale.

Construct Validity and Reliability of Attitudes towards Chemistry of Science Teacher Candidates

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Woro Sumarni ◽  
Endang Susilaningsih ◽  
Yeri Sutopo
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Attitudes Towards Chemistry ◽  
Measuring Tool ◽  
Attitudes Toward Chemistry

<p>Developing students' positive attitude toward learning is one of the important<br />things, because some researchers mention that attitudes toward the subjects<br />are related to academic achievement. Teachers, in the implementation of<br />learning can evaluate attitudes toward the subjects, in order to know how<br />students' attitude toward learning that is/has been going on. Therefore, an<br />attitude assessment is required for valid, reliable and practical learning. The<br />purpose of this research is to develop a Likert scale type questionnaire that<br />can measure students' attitudes toward chemistry. In this study initially has<br />been compiled as many as 43 items. The items in the present scale were<br />adapted from the Test of Science-Related Attitudes (TOSRA) and Attitudes<br />towards Chemistry Lessons Scale (ATCLS). After the contents validation of<br />the questionnaire by the expert, the questionnaire is tested on 245 college<br />students. Determination of construct validity which is conducted with<br />exploratory factor analysis obtained 32 items valid question. The result of<br />factor analysis shows that the scale has nine factors that explain 62.105% of<br />the total variance. In addition, it shows the finding of 'reliability coefficient<br />(Cronbach' alpha) of 0.91. The results obtained showed that it has obtained<br />valid and reliable questionnaires as a measuring tool that can be used to<br />determine student attitudes toward chemistry in chemistry foodstuffs<br />lectures</p>

Relationships between Selected Teacher Behaviors of Prealgebra Teachers and Selected Characteristics of Their Students

1977 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 369-375
Author(s):  
N. Jo Campbell ◽  
Harold L. Schoen
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Mathematics Teacher ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Attitudes Toward Mathematics ◽  
Teacher Behaviors ◽  
Classroom Behaviors ◽  
Teaching Behaviors ◽  
Teaching Behavior ◽  
Specific Teaching ◽  
Students Attitudes

Students in 73 prealgebra classes completed a questionnaire containing items about their teacher's classroom behaviors, their grades in mathematics, and their attitudes toward mathematics, school, and their mathematics teacher. Several moderate relationships were found between the student's perception of specific teaching behaviors and student attitudes. A factor analysis of the students' perceptions of teacher behaviors revealed six factors in the teaching behavior portion of the inventory. A significant relationship (p<.05p<.05) between one of the inventory factors and the students' attitudes toward their mathematics teacher was identified.

scholarly journals An investigation of ninth grade students attitudes toward daily life chemistry

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1695-1701 ◽  
Author(s):  
KENAR Ismail ◽  
R za SEKERCI Ali ◽  
R za ERDEM Ali ◽  
Ibrahim DEMIR Halil
Keyword(s):  
Daily Life ◽  
Ninth Grade ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Ninth Grade Students

scholarly journals Jordanian Female Ninth-Grade Students' Attitudes towards Using Questioning Strategies in Critical Reading

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arab World English Journal ◽  
Maysa'a Issa Alshabatat
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Ninth Grade ◽  
Critical Reading ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Implementation Success ◽  
Questioning Strategies ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Ninth Grade Students

Students’ attitudes towards questioning strategies play an important role for its implementation success or failure. This study aims to investigate the students’ attitudes towards questioning strategies of critical reading skills among Jordanian female ninth-grade students in Al Qaser Directorate of Education. A semi-structured interview instrument was used to assess students’ attitudes. Data were collected from students at three public schools located in Qaser, Karak, Jordan. A total of 85 students participated in this present study. The sample which includes interviewees was 15 students. Overall, students showed favorable attitudes towards questioning strategies. However, some students faced some challenges by using these strategies e.g. self- questioning strategy. In light of these results, several recommendations were suggested to the Ministry of Education, English teachers and other researchers. The researcher also suggested that further research should be carried out on other school levels for boys and girls in order to support or refute the results of this study.

Evidence for the Reliability and Factorial Validity of the Computer Game Attitude Scale

1997 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly K. Chappell ◽  
Catherine S. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Principal Components ◽  
Computer Games ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Educational Software ◽  
Computer Game ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Factorial Validity ◽  
School Students

The Computer Game Attitude Scale (CGAS) evaluates student attitudes toward educational computer games. This study provides evidence for the reliability and factorial validity of the scores of the CGAS and its two subscales. Study participants were 186 middle school students from two large school districts in the Pacific Northwest, one urban and one suburban. The CGAS produced scores with a total test alpha coefficient of 88 for the sample. A principal components factor analysis with a two factor solution and a varimax rotation was conducted on the items of the CGAS. Two factors explained 44 percent of the total variance. The pattern of loadings in the principal components factor analysis supports the grouping implied by the two subscales, indicating that the two subscales were sufficiently stable to be used as separate scores. Data indicate that the CGAS produced reliable test scores that may aid researchers, computer game designers, and teachers in the evaluation of educational software games.

The Effect Of The Double Entry Journal Strategy On Ninth-Grade Students' Attitudes Toward It In Creative Reading

2021 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
إيمان محمد قضاة ◽  
عماد توفيق نجيب السعدي ◽  
عبدالله أحمد بني عبدالرحمن
Keyword(s):  
Ninth Grade ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Ninth Grade Students ◽  
Double Entry

Construct Validity and Reliability of Attitudes towards Chemistry of Science Teacher Candidates

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Woro Sumarni ◽  
Endang Susilaningsih ◽  
Yeri Sutopo
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Attitudes Towards Chemistry ◽  
Measuring Tool ◽  
Attitudes Toward Chemistry

Developing students' positive attitude toward learning is one of the important things, because some researchers mention that attitudes toward the subjects are related to academic achievement. Teachers, in the implementation of learning can evaluate attitudes toward the subjects, in order to know how students' attitude toward learning that is/has been going on. Therefore, an attitude assessment is required for valid, reliable and practical learning. The purpose of this research is to develop a Likert scale type questionnaire that can measure students' attitudes toward chemistry. In this study initially has been compiled as many as 43 items. The items in the present scale were adapted from the Test of Science-Related Attitudes (TOSRA) and Attitudes towards Chemistry Lessons Scale (ATCLS). After the contents validation of the questionnaire by the expert, the questionnaire is tested on 245 college students. Determination of construct validity which is conducted with exploratory factor analysis obtained 32 items valid question. The result of factor analysis shows that the scale has nine factors that explain 62.105% of the total variance. In addition, it shows the finding of 'reliability coefficient (Cronbach' alpha) of 0.91. The results obtained showed that it has obtained valid and reliable questionnaires as a measuring tool that can be used to determine student attitudes toward chemistry in chemistry foodstuffs lectures.

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