Attitudes Towards Science Among Senior Secondary Students in Fiji

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aut.relation.endpage72
aut.relation.issue1en_NZ
aut.relation.journalWaikato Journal of Educationen_NZ
aut.relation.pages15
aut.relation.startpage57
aut.relation.volume25en_NZ
aut.researcherBrown, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Sen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorNaiker, Men_NZ
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Ben_NZ
dc.contributor.authorWakeling, Len_NZ
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Jen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorMani, Jen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Ben_NZ
dc.contributor.authorNaidu, Aen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Nen_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-15T00:05:51Z
dc.date.available2021-01-15T00:05:51Z
dc.date.copyright2020-12-08en_NZ
dc.date.issued2020-12-08en_NZ
dc.description.abstractIn order to investigate gender and ethnicity-based differences in scientific attitudes among Fijian students, the widely studied Test of Scientific Related Attitudes (TOSRA) was administered to 1401 senior secondary Fijian students (Years 11–13; approximately 15–18 years of age). Students generally had a positive attitude towards science overall in Years 11–13, with females showing a more positive attitude than males. By Year 13, the attitudes of females towards science had become more negative. The attitude of iTaukei students towards science started out lower than other ethnicities in Year 11 and increased during Year 12, before falling to below the starting attitude levels in Year 13. Fijian students of Indian descent generally had a positive attitude towards science that remained consistent throughout Years 11–13, with an increase in leisure and career interest in science in Year 13. A strong correlation was found between the ethnicity of a student and their first language. Continued science outreach programmes, particularly in Year 12, are important to achieve and retain scientific interest and attitudes among Fijian secondary students.
dc.identifier.citationWaikato Journal of Education, 25(1), 57–72. https://doi.org/10.15663/wje.v25i0.704
dc.identifier.doi10.15663/wje.v25i0.704en_NZ
dc.identifier.issn1173-6135en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/13920
dc.publisherWilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Researchen_NZ
dc.relation.urihttps://wje.org.nz/index.php/WJE/article/view/704
dc.rightsThis journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccessen_NZ
dc.titleAttitudes Towards Science Among Senior Secondary Students in Fijien_NZ
dc.typeJournal Article
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