Table I Students’ attitudes toward...

Table I

Students’ attitudes toward science learning before and after completion of the modules in the “materials in the environment” domain

		I am interested in science			I am eager to learn science-related knowledge			I was confident in learning science			I would avoid learning science-related contents
Science background	No. of respondents	Pre	Post	Difference	Pre	Post	Difference	Pre	Post	Difference	Pre	Post	Difference
Chemistry	25	0.84	0.84	0.00	0.92	0.92	0.00	0.12	0.68	0.56	−0.84	0.04	0.88
Non-chemistry	94	0.06	0.30	0.23	0.26	0.62	0.36*	−0.66	−0.13	0.53**	−0.23	−0.11	0.13
Science^a	53	0.58	0.74	0.15	0.62	0.89	0.26	−0.06	0.55	0.60*	−0.55	0.02	0.57**
Non-science	66	−0.06	0.15	0.21	0.21	0.52	0.30	−0.85	−0.36	0.48*	−0.21	−0.15	0.06
All	119	0.23	0.41	0.18	0.39	0.68	0.29	−0.50	0.04	0.54**	−0.36	−0.08	0.29

		I am interested in science			I am eager to learn science-related knowledge			I was confident in learning science			I would avoid learning science-related contents
Science background	No. of respondents	Pre	Post	Difference	Pre	Post	Difference	Pre	Post	Difference	Pre	Post	Difference
Chemistry	25	0.84	0.84	0.00	0.92	0.92	0.00	0.12	0.68	0.56	−0.84	0.04	0.88
Non-chemistry	94	0.06	0.30	0.23	0.26	0.62	0.36*	−0.66	−0.13	0.53**	−0.23	−0.11	0.13
Science^a	53	0.58	0.74	0.15	0.62	0.89	0.26	−0.06	0.55	0.60*	−0.55	0.02	0.57**
Non-science	66	−0.06	0.15	0.21	0.21	0.52	0.30	−0.85	−0.36	0.48*	−0.21	−0.15	0.06
All	119	0.23	0.41	0.18	0.39	0.68	0.29	−0.50	0.04	0.54**	−0.36	−0.08	0.29

Notes: ^aScience students refer to students that have studied at least one science subject at the senior secondary level, which may include chemistry. *p<0.05; **p<0.01

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