Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.15516/cje.v17i0.881
The Effect of Logical Thinking Ability and Gender on Science Achievements and Attitudes towards Science
Özlem Sadi
; Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Education, Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University
Jale Çakıroğlu
; Department of Elementary Education, Faculty of Education, Middle East Technical University
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of logical thinking ability and gender on students’ science achievements and attitudes towards science. Test of Logical Thinking (TOLT), Attitude towards Science Scale, and Sense Organs Achievement Test were administered to 72 elementary school students to determine their logical thinking abilities, attitudes towards science and achievement, respectively. The two-way Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) results revealed no statistically significant mean difference between the boys and girls with respect to their achievements and attitudes towards science. Moreover, logical thinking ability had a significant effect on their achievements in science; however, there was no statistically significant logical thinking ability difference with respect to their attitudes towards science.
Keywords
attitude towards science; logical thinking ability; science achievement; sense organs
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148305
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Publication date:
28.8.2015.
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