The purpose of this study was to investigate high school chemistry student attitudes toward science and their perceptions of and preferences for learning chemistry in three different science learning environments. / The subjects of this study were 48 students enrolled in two sections of general chemistry at the Developmental Research School of Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. / Data were collected from January through April, 1985. A modified version of the Science Curriculum System (SCAS) was used to code classroom behavior. After experiencing each environment, interview protocols derived from SCAS were used to obtain student perceptions of chemistry, learning chemistry, classroom behavior, and student preferences for these environments. Finally, the Scientific Attitude Inventory was used to obtain student attitudes toward science after experiencing the three different science learning environments. / Repeated measures design analyses were used to investigate student perceptions of and preferences for learning chemistry and their attitudes toward science. The chi-square analyses were used to investigate the accuracy of student perceptions of classroom behavior and observed behavior. Finally, correlation analyses were used to investigate the relationship between student attitudes toward science and their grade point average in science courses. / The results indicated the following: (1) Student perceptions of chemistry and learning chemistry showed significant difference among the three different science learning environments. (2) A significant difference existed between student perceptions of classroom behavior and observed classroom behavior. (3) No significant difference existed between student attitudes toward science and their grade point average in science courses. (4) No significant difference existed in student preferences for three different science learning environments. (5) No significant difference existed in student attitudes toward science as a result of experiencing the three different science learning environments. / Perhaps more research studies in science learning environments yield valuable results from examining effects of these environments on student perceptions, attitudes, preferences, and achievement. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 46-11, Section: A, page: 3309. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1985.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75686 |
| Contributors | ABUNEJMEH, MOHAMMAD S., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 165 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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