An Examination of the Attitudes of Primary School 4th Grade Students Towards Science in Terms of Different Variables

Authors : Alper Murat ÖZDEMİR

Pages : 285-302

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Publication Date : 2023-03-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Today, it has been demonstrated by scientific studies that one of the most important factors of being successful in any field is that the interest, attitude and motivation towards the field to be successful should be in a positive way. Ensuring the interest, attitude and motivation, which is the first step of success, is possible with the determination of the levels of these variables. This study aims to examine and determine the attitudes of primary school 4th grade students towards science course in terms of different variables. The participants of the current study were 4th grade students studying in a primary school located in Nevşehir city center in the 2021-2022 academic year. The method of the research was determined as quantitative research and the study was conducted in accordance with the descriptive design, one of the quantitative research designs. A questionnaire was used as a data collection instrument in the research. The questionnaire consists of 12 items and the items are five-point Likert-type. The data collected through the questionnaire were analyzed by paired sample t-test and one-way ANOVA. The analysis showed that the attitudes of 4th grade students towards the science course were positive. Moreover, the results revealed that attitudes of the students towards the science course did not differ significantly considering the variables of gender, mother\`s education status and father\`s education status.
Keywords : Fen bilimleri dersi, tutum, ilkokul eğitimi