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Gul, Seyda – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2017
Nanobiotechnology, which resulted from the convergence of biotechnology and nanotechnology, is a new field of research, and it has an increasing impact on peoples' everyday lives. Thus, it is important to measure peoples' attitudes towards nanobiotechnology, in particular, those who are specifically involved in biology and science education.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Biotechnology
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Kaskaya, Alper; Unlu, Ihsan; Akar, M. Said; Ozturan Sagirli, Meryem – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2011
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of school and teacher themed movies on pre-service teachers' attitudes towards their profession and their perceived self-efficacy. As qualitative and quantitative research approaches were employed during data collection procedure, mixed methodology was adopted in this study. In the study, one of…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Social Sciences, Interviews
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Sad, Suleyman Nihat – Computers & Education, 2012
The main purpose of this study was to develop an instrument to measure the attitudes of elementary students towards smart board (SB) use in education. A sequential exploratory mixed method was used. So the study started with a qualitative approach to establish the content and face validity of the scale, followed by a quantitative approach to test…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Construct Validity, Test Validity, Factor Analysis
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Metin, Mustafa – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2010
The aim of this study is to develop a general attitude scale about environmental issues (GASE) for students in different grade levels. The research was carried out with the total 1225 students; 409 (33.4%) were primary school students in grades 5, 6, 7 and 8; 408 (33.3%) of the students were in grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 at high schools and the…
Descriptors: Expertise, Student Attitudes, Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis
Tandogan, Ruhan Ozkardes; Orhan, Akinoglu – Online Submission, 2007
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of problem-based active learning in science education on students' academic achievement and concept learning. In the study, both quantitative and qualitative research methods were utilized. Quantitative data were obtained via the pre/post-test, treatment-control groups test model. Qualitative data…
Descriptors: Conventional Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Grade 7, Teaching Methods
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Akinoglu, Orhan; Tandogan, Ruhan Özkardes – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2007
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of problem-based active learning in science education on students' academic achievement and concept learning. In the study, both quantitative and qualitative research methods were utilized. Quantitative data were obtained via the pre/post-test, treatment-control groups test model. Qualitative data…
Descriptors: Conventional Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Grade 7, Teaching Methods