This study investigated some of the attitudes toward science of college students in relation to selected personal and nonpersonal characteristics, and possible relationships between these attitudes. The Schwirian Science Support Scale provided a measure of the extent of support toward science, and the Vitrogan Generalized Attitude Toward Science…

This research attempted to identify some of the possible factors related to the downward trend in secondary school physics enrollment in the United States. A pilot study was conducted in one high school to develop a "Science Attitude Inventory" that was then administered to 3,738 college preparatory students in 11 secondary schools in the…

The purposes of this study were: (1) to identify and state those behaviors which, in the opinion of various scientists and science educators as expressed in their written statements, might foster an understanding of science and a positive attitude toward science; and (2) to determine which scientific behaviors as exhibited by students in selected…

The purpose of this study was to compare two systems of teaching basic college chemistry. Three regression equations were developed for predicting a student's total raw score on the various tests used. The covariates utilized were ACT composite scores and scores on the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal, given as a pre-test. There was no…

The purpose of the study was to determine if three treatment programs of varying degrees of abstractness would produce similar effects on first year college students. One hundred four students participated in the study. All had completed, at minimum, a one-year high school chemistry course. Treatment was restricted to the laboratory portion of a…

Some of the purposes of this study were: (1) to determine whether the "Meaning of Science" course can make a significant contribution to college students' understanding of science, (2) to determine whether the course can promote a positive change in attitude toward science, and (3) to identify academic and non-academic characteristics related to…

Presented is a study of the influence of science instruction on the attitude of students to elect science courses at the secondary level. No relationship was found for seven high school groups between their science attitude and their years of science course instruction. (SL)

An analytical scheme is developed in this study from selected theoretical perspectives on the nature of science and the concept of teaching. The divergent interpretations of science of several science philosophers are examined and used to develop five dimensions of the analytical scheme. Selected philosophical analyses of the concept of teaching…

The two basic questions considered in this study were: (1) What attitudes do college students hold toward radioactivity? and (2) What are some characteristics associated with the college students who hold the more favorable attitudes toward radioactivity? The sample studied included 1,205 mostly undergraduate students at the University of Texas at…

The study involved 525 high school biology students and their teachers and was an attempt to determine the effect of teacher attitude toward biology on the students' attitude toward biology. The degree of understanding of science was also analyzed. A 65-item inventory was developed to measure attitude toward biology. The Wisconsin Inventory of…

The study was designed to assess the effects of Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) Level One in terms of (1) fostering positive growth in the scientific attitudes associated with the nature of scientific laws, the limitations of science, and the desirability of science as a vocation; (2) enhancing the self-reliance level; and (3)…

The objectives of this study were (1) to assess the effects of teacher science support, as measured by the Science Support Scale (Tri-S scale), on student science support and (2) to gain normative data on the Science Support Scale as an instrument for use with high school students. Twenty-four 10th grade biology teachers were given the Tri-S scale…