Science as a favorite or least favorite subject
Tóm tắt
This study determined the percentage of third through sixth grade students selecting science as their favorite, second favorite, or least favorite subject in school and compared the results to Kyle, Bonnstetter, and Gadsden (1988). Additionally, this study determined the percentage of third through sixth grade teachers who recalled science as their favorite, second favorite, or least favorite subject when they were in school (K-12) and compared the results for students (N=1605) and teachers (N=75) in each of the categories. Comparison of all students to all teachers revealed that: a significantly higher percentage of students chose science as their favorite subject; a significantly greater percentage of students also chose science as either their favorite or second favorite subject; and a significantly greater percentage of teachers chose science as their least favorite subject.
Tài liệu tham khảo
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