Changes in primary boys' and girls' attitudes to school and science during a two‐year science in‐service programme

摘要: A pupils' attitude test was developed to monitor change over the two years of a primary science in-service programme. It explores views about school in general so that changes attitudes can be contextualized within whole experience; feelings towards experiments; and perceptions real-world science. The piloted with schools outside Approximately 2000 pupils were tested January 1999, September 1999 or 2000. random sample children retested June compared ‘control’ school. All project again July results indicate generally positive coming school, particular preferences for work computers working together. As get older, their enthusiasm falls as they find it less difficult demanding. This relationship appears broken by teacher some extent. Girls also showed g...