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Publication Date: 2019
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The Relation of Gender and Track on High School Students' Attitude toward Convergence
Sya'bandari, Yustika; Ha, Minsu; Lee, Jun-Ki; Shin, Sein
Journal of Baltic Science Education, v18 n3 p417-434 2019
Preparing a positive attitude toward convergence is essential to help students grow into future generations with the ability to solve various complex problems. This research aims to examine high school students' attitude toward convergence and the relation to gender and track. Responses from 1,186 Indonesian students in tenth (10th) and eleventh (11th) grade were purposively collected. Students were administered twenty-three items of attitude toward convergence covering five constructs: knowledge, personal relevance, social relevance, interest, and self-efficacy. Data were analyzed using IRT-Rasch analyses, two-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation analysis, and cluster analyses. The primary finding of this research presented that high school students' attitude toward convergence on the construct of interest and self-efficacy is significantly related to gender and track. Female students show to be more interested in convergence than male students. However, female students have lower self-efficacy. Additionally, science track students tend to be more interested in convergence than humanities track and showing higher self-efficacy. After performing cluster analysis, students are divided into three particular groups according to their attitude toward convergence. Finally, customized learning is proposed to improve students' attitude toward convergence.
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Attitudes, Gender Differences, Track System (Education), Grade 10, Grade 11, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level, Self Efficacy, Student Interests, Relevance (Education), STEM Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 10; Grade 11
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indonesia
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