Students’ attitudes toward science learning before and after studying the modules in the “energy and physical phenomena” 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 |
| Physics | 19 | 1.00 | 1.21 | 0.21 | 1.00 | 1.42 | 0.42 | 0.68 | 0.89 | 0.21 | −0.47 | −0.37 | 0.11 |
| Non-physics | 27 | 0.93 | 1.07 | 0.15 | 1.00 | 1.22 | 0.22 | 0.33 | 0.70 | 0.37* | −1.00 | −0.63 | 0.37 |
| Sciencea | 32 | 1.25 | 1.31 | 0.06 | 1.13 | 1.44 | 0.31 | 0.63 | 0.88 | 0.25 | −0.75 | −0.75 | 0.00 |
| Non-science | 14 | 0.29 | 0.71 | 0.43 | 0.71 | 1.00 | 0.29 | 0.14 | 0.57 | 0.43 | −0.86 | 0.00 | 0.86 |
| All | 46 | 0.96 | 1.13 | 0.17 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 0.30* | 0.48 | 0.78 | 0.30* | −0.78 | −0.52 | 0.26 |
| 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 |
| Physics | 19 | 1.00 | 1.21 | 0.21 | 1.00 | 1.42 | 0.42 | 0.68 | 0.89 | 0.21 | −0.47 | −0.37 | 0.11 |
| Non-physics | 27 | 0.93 | 1.07 | 0.15 | 1.00 | 1.22 | 0.22 | 0.33 | 0.70 | 0.37* | −1.00 | −0.63 | 0.37 |
| Sciencea | 32 | 1.25 | 1.31 | 0.06 | 1.13 | 1.44 | 0.31 | 0.63 | 0.88 | 0.25 | −0.75 | −0.75 | 0.00 |
| Non-science | 14 | 0.29 | 0.71 | 0.43 | 0.71 | 1.00 | 0.29 | 0.14 | 0.57 | 0.43 | −0.86 | 0.00 | 0.86 |
| All | 46 | 0.96 | 1.13 | 0.17 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 0.30* | 0.48 | 0.78 | 0.30* | −0.78 | −0.52 | 0.26 |
Notes: aScience students refer to students that have studied at least one science subject at the senior secondary level, which may include physics. *p<0.05
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