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Instructional objectives: What effects do they have on students' attitudes towards integrated science?
Author(s) -
Olarewaju Adedayo O.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of research in science teaching
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.067
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1098-2736
pISSN - 0022-4308
DOI - 10.1002/tea.3660250403
Subject(s) - mathematics education , psychology , science education , class (philosophy) , treatment and control groups , teaching method , sample (material) , medical education , medicine , computer science , chemistry , chromatography , artificial intelligence
The effect of instructional objectives on students' attitudes towards integrated science was investigated in this study. The sample consisted of 291 class one (seventh grade) students who were pretested before being exposed to the experimental situations. There were two experimental groups (objective and no objective) and a control group. A posttest was administered after the completion of the treatment. Results showed that the experimental groups had more favorable attitudes towards integrated science than the control group; the no objective group had better attitudes than the objective group. There was no significant effect due to the type of school or sex of the students. Implications for science teaching are considered.