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Science Attitudes Of Students Enrolled In An Introductory Environmental Science Course, Rajan Brar Aug 2023

Science Attitudes Of Students Enrolled In An Introductory Environmental Science Course, Rajan Brar

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This study examines attitudes towards science for 198 students enrolled in an introductory university environmental science course. Conceptual frameworks include the theory of planned behaviour and the tripart model of attitudes to assess science attitudes. A quantitative research design, using secondary data, is used to address this purpose. Within this study, Enjoyment of Science and Science Anxiety factors of attitudes towards science, components of the affective domain of attitude are compared to student gender, faculty, and academic year using a modified mATSI:2 questionnaire. It is found that faculty displays the most significant association with science attitudes, with students from science …