Student attitudes towards astronomy: A bi-country questionnaire results



Título del documento: Student attitudes towards astronomy: A bi-country questionnaire results
Revista: Revista mexicana de física E
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000427321
ISSN: 1870-3542
Autors: 1
2
Institucions: 1University of Split, Faculty of Chemistry and Technology, Split. Croacia
2University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Science, Sarajevo. Bosnia y Herzegovina
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Període: Ene-Jun
Volum: 64
Número: 1
País: México
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, teórico
Resumen en inglés This article presents the results of comparison of attitudes towards position of astronomy in education of students from two countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. A convenience sample of 396 third and fourth year high school students was surveyed using an anonymous self-report questionnaire. Students showed a certain indifference to pursuing a career in astronomy. However, both correlation and regression analysis indicated that students manifested a high degree of interest in acquiring knowledge, experience and skills in astronomy. This bi-country study shows that students’ attitudes towards astronomy are similar considering the educational systems and position of astronomy in both Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. The research results suggest that more students might consider astronomy for their scientific and professional career provided they had more opportunities for formal education in astronomy
Disciplines Física y astronomía,
Educación
Paraules clau: Astronomía,
Educación media y media superior,
Historia de la astronomía,
Enseñanza de la astronomía,
Escuelas secundarias,
Estudiantes
Keyword: Astronomy,
History of astronomy,
Astronomy education,
Secondary schools,
Students
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