Students’ Attitude towards Biology in Secondary Schools in Islamabad, Pakistan

Shahzad Ahmad; Naveed Sultana; Sadia  Jamil

doi:10.46661/ijeri.4711

Autores/as

Shahzad Ahmad Federal College of education, H-9, Islamabad. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6139-1795
Naveed Sultana Allama Iqbal Open University, H-8, Islamabad.
Sadia Jamil Federal College of Education, H-9, Islamabad.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46661/ijeri.4711

Palabras clave:

Actitud, Escala de actitud de biología, Biología, Educación Secundaria, Pakistán

Resumen

En esta era de la ciencia y la tecnología, el mundo enfrenta desafíos geográficos, mientras que los futuros constructores de naciones están perdiendo su interés incluso en temas de ciencias, especialmente en biología. Existen numerosos factores que contribuyeron al éxito de los estudiantes en un tema en particular, pero el más importante es su actitud hacia ese tema. El objetivo del presente estudio fue investigar la actitud de los estudiantes hacia la biología en las escuelas secundarias de Islamabad. La población de este estudio comprendió a todos los estudiantes de biología de 10º grado en diferentes instituciones en Islamabad. Debido a la escasez de tiempo, el investigador seleccionó a 506 estudiantes (de seis escuelas públicas y cuatro privadas) como muestra de conveniencia para este estudio. Estos estudiantes fueron administrados a través de un instrumento válido y confiable conocido como "Biology Attitude Scale" (BAS) desarrollado por el investigador. El estudio utilizó una escala tipo Likert de 5 puntos para medir la actitud de los estudiantes hacia la biología en siete dimensiones: "Interés en biología", "Carrera en biología", "Importancia de la biología", "Profesor de biología", "Dificultad en biología", "Uso de equipos en biología" y "Metodología de la biología". La actitud de los estudiantes hacia la biología se analizó utilizando el puntaje promedio de una declaración individual. Los resultados del estudio revelaron que los estudiantes en general mostraron una actitud positiva hacia la biología. Las estudiantes exhibieron una actitud positiva en comparación con los estudiantes varones. Del mismo modo, los estudiantes en las escuelas públicas mostraron una actitud positiva hacia los estudiantes de las escuelas privadas.

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Biografía del autor/a

Naveed Sultana, Allama Iqbal Open University, H-8, Islamabad.

Chairperson

Associate Professor

Department of Secondary Teacher Education

Sadia Jamil, Federal College of Education, H-9, Islamabad.

Research Associate

Federal College of Education, H-9, islamabad.

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