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Relationship of Students’ Attitude towards and Achievement in Biology across Gender and Grade
Abstract
This study focused on exploration of students’ attitude towards biology across gender and grade and its relationship with achievement. Population of this study were the secondary school biology students and sample comprised of 9th and 10th grades (male=694, female =659) respondents (1353) belonging to Punjab. Attitude towards biology was explored through Biology Attitude Questionnaire, having 30 items which was translated in Urdu and validated through experts. After pilot testing it was comprised of 23 items with Cronbach alpha coefficient value 0.82. Through t-test and Pearson r correlation, it was found that overall attitude of the respondents was positive and correlation between the variables was also significant. On the basis of grades and genders it was concluded that 9th graders and female respondents show slightly more positive attitude towards biology. Moreover, correlation between the variables was more significant for 10th graders and male respondents
Authors
Nasir Mehmood
Ph. D Scholar, Department of Education, University of Education Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Dr. Muhammad Anwer
Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Education Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
