The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship to Jungian preference of the following: (a) observed student behavior during science class, (b) students' perceptions of their own behavior during science class, and (c) students' selection of types of curriculum materials during science class. / A random selection of 10 students from each of 14 secondary science classrooms in the Leon County School District, Tallahassee, Florida provided the subjects for this study. / Data were collected from February through April, 1982. A modified version of the Science Curriculum Assessment System (SCAS) was used to code observed student classroom behavior. After all observational data were collected for a particular school, interview protocols derived from SCAS were used to obtain student perceptions of their observed classroom behavior. Finally, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) was administered to assess students' Jungian preferences. / Correlation analyses were used to investigate relationships between observed and perceived student classroom behavior. Analysis of variance was used to investigate the differences in overall behavioral patterns and selection of types of curriculum materials. / The results indicated the following: (1) Students' perceptions of their classroom behavior were varied and inconsistent, regardless of their Jungian preferences. (2) No significant differences existed in perceived or observed classroom behavior between students with different Jungian preferences. (3) No significant differences existed in types of curriculum materials selected between students with different Jungian preferences. / Perhaps science teachers' instructional strategies forced students to exhibit similar classroom behavioral patterns and select similar curriculum materials which were inconsistent with their Jungian preferences. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 44-02, Section: A, page: 0451. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1983.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75047 |
| Contributors | HOLTZ, MARVIN EDWARD., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 189 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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