ATTITUDE AND LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN CHEMISTRY
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.61841/yhj5wx75Keywords:
cognitive subjects, strategic learner, analytical and critical approachAbstract
This study determined the attitude of students in chemistry. It further determined the relationship of their attitude to their performances in Math, Chemistry and English. There were 244 respondents in this study coming from select higher education institutions in Cagayan. This study made use of the descriptive-correlational method to describe the personal variables and attitude of the respondents. It is correlational since it also tried to determine if there is relationship in the attitude of students and their performance in Math, Chemistry and English by using the person product correlation. The researcher made use of the questionnaire to gather the data. It was found out that the attitude of students is significantly related to their performance in Chemistry which applied that students whose attitude is positive had better performance in the cognitive subjects. Consequently, those students who had negative attitude towards the cognitive subjects like chemistry performed lower in the subject. It is recommended by the researcher that Chemistry teachers should emphasize the difficult concepts and skills of cognition and that students must be taught “to be active strategic learner”. Analytical and critical approach to chemistry learning should be emphasized also in the classroom. Finally, teachers should device a strategy to develop positive attitude towards chemistry that would likely result to achieving better performance.
Downloads
References
1. Akey, T. M. (2006). School context, student attitudes and behavior, and academic achievement: an exploratory analysis. Last retrieved on (22nd July 2012) from http://www.mdrc.org/publications/419/full.pdf.
2. Enriquez, M.N. T. (1994). Interactive Teaching in Chemistry: Effects on Students’ Achievement. College of Education. University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City.
3. Ebru Kaya, O. G. (2011). The effect of conceptual change based instruction on students’ attitudes toward chemistry. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 15, 515-519.
4. Farhana WanYunus, Z. M. (2012). Urban Students’ Attitude towards Learning Chemistry. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 295-304.
5. Ferrido, M. (1995). Students Conceptions and Learning Approaches to Chemistry in Cooperative Classroom Environment. A Doctoral Thesis in University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City
6. Gabel, D. (1999). Improving Teachng and Learning Through Chemistry Education. Research: A look to the future of journal of chemical education. 76, 548-553
7. Horn, E.A. and Walberg, H. (1984). Achievement and Interest as Functions of Quantity and Level of Instruction. Journal of Educational Research. Vol 77, No. 4.
8. Ozcelik, D.A. (1998). Measurement and evaluation. Ankara: OSYM Publications.
9. Villaflor, Editha (1987. The Relationship of Attitude, Perceived Difficulty and Performance of Chemistry Teachers in Cebu, MAT, Research paper. University of the Philippines, Quezon City.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
You are free to:
- Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially.
- Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.
- The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.
Under the following terms:
- Attribution — You must give appropriate credit , provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made . You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
Notices:
You do not have to comply with the license for elements of the material in the public domain or where your use is permitted by an applicable exception or limitation .
No warranties are given. The license may not give you all of the permissions necessary for your intended use. For example, other rights such as publicity, privacy, or moral rights may limit how you use the material.
