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Belge Can, Hatice – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2012
The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of interaction between gender and grade level on secondary school students' attitudes toward chemistry as a school subject. The sample is composed of 197 students across Grades 9 to 11. The Attitude Scale Toward Chemistry, developed by Geban & Ertepinar (1994), is used to collect data.…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Student Attitudes, Secondary School Students, Measures (Individuals)
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Belge Can, Hatice; Boz, Yezdan – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2011
The main purpose of this study is to evaluate eleventh grade Turkish pupils' comprehension of various general chemistry concepts which in turn enables to investigate chemistry concepts which are easier and harder for students to comprehend. Examining the effect of gender and last semester chemistry course grades on pupils' comprehension of general…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Foreign Countries, Grade 11, Scientific Concepts
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Sahin Pekmez, Esin – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2010
The main purpose of this study was to find the effectiveness of using analogies to prevent misconceptions about chemical equilibrium. Nineteen analogies, which were based on dynamic aspects of chemical equilibrium and application of Le Chatelier's principle, were developed. The participations of this study consisted of 11th grade students (n: 151)…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Chemistry, Interviews
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Metin, Mustafa – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2010
The aim of this study is to develop a general attitude scale about environmental issues (GASE) for students in different grade levels. The research was carried out with the total 1225 students; 409 (33.4%) were primary school students in grades 5, 6, 7 and 8; 408 (33.3%) of the students were in grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 at high schools and the…
Descriptors: Expertise, Student Attitudes, Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis
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Tastan, Ibrahim; Dikmenli, Musa; Cardak, Osman – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2008
This study aims to investigate the effects of concept maps, together with conceptual change texts, given to 11th grade students' on the subject of molecules carrying genetical information. The semistructured individual interviews were conducted with 5 upper class students to find misconceptions related to the subject. A success test was developed…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Concept Mapping, Grade 11