Volume : IV, Issue : VII, July - 2015

A study of Achievement in science in relation to sex, habitation and scientific attitude of higher secondary school students

Manpreet Kaur, Dr. Ram Niwas, Dr. V. K. Rai

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<p><p><p> The study examined achievement in science of senior secondary school students in Sangrur District of Punjab</p> <div>State in relation to the gender, habitation and scientific attitude. The descriptive survey research design was used for</div> <div>the study. Random sampling technique was employed to select 200 senior secondary school (standard XII) students from the urban and rural</div> <div>region of the district. Two instruments were used to collect data viz: (1) Scientific Attitude Scale (SAS) and (2) Scientific Achievement Test</div> <div>(SAT). Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and three–way analysis of variance. The findings show that no significant differences</div> <div>were found between male and female and rural and urban students on achievement in science. But significant difference was found among</div> <div>low, average and high scientific attitude students on achievement in science. Two–way interaction effects between sex and habitation, sex and</div> <div>scientific attitude and habitation and scientific attitude on achievement in science were not found significant. Three–way interaction effect</div> <div>among sex, habitation and scientific attitude on achievement in science also was not found significant. </div></p></p>

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Manpreet Kaur, Dr. Ram Niwas, Dr. V. K. Rai A Study of Achievement In Relation to Sex, Habitation and Scientific Attitude of Higher Secondary School Students International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 7 July 2015

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