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Peer reviewedOsborne, Jonathan; Collins, Sue – International Journal of Science Education, 2001
Investigates pupils' perceptions of their experience with school science. Documents a range of views that pupils held about the science curriculum, aspects they found either interesting and/or valuable, and their views about its future content. Conducts 20 focus groups with 144 16-year-old students. Pupils' perspectives of school science reveal…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Focus Groups, Science Curriculum, Science Instruction
Direct linkOsborne, Jonathan; Simon, Shirley; Collins, Sue – International Journal of Science Education, 2003
This article offers a review of the major literature about attitudes to science and its implications over the past 20 years. It argues that the continuing decline in numbers choosing to study science at the point of choice requires a research focus on students' attitudes to science if the nature of the problem is to be understood and remediated.…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Science Instruction
