Comparison of Student Attitudes towards Natural Sciences

• Published in: International journal of evaluation and research in education Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 54 - 61
• Main Authors: Maison, Maison, Haryanto, Haryanto, Ernawati, Margaret Dwi Wiwik, Ningsih, Yulia, Jannah, Nurdatul, Puspitasari, Tari Okta, Putra, Dodi Setiawan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science 01.03.2020
• Subjects: Foreign Countries; Junior High School Students; Learner Engagement; Natural Sciences; Science Interests; Scientific Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Indonesia
• ISSN: 2252-8822
• DOI: 10.11591/ijere.v9i1.20394

The attitude of students during the learning process is essential to be known by an educator to understand how to deal with students in the class. This study aims to determine how students 'attitudes towards science subjects and this study also aim to determine whether there is a comparison of students' attitudes towards natural science subjects in junior high schools in Indonesia. This research was conducted at some state junior high schools in Jambi. Specifically, the research sites were Junior High School 5, Junior High School 6, and Junior High School 26 in Jambi. The research design used in this study was a quantitative approach with survey methods. The research instrument was a science attitude questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. The results showed that students' attitudes toward science subjects based on indicators of adoption of scientific attitudes, fun in learning science, and interest in increasing the time to study science were in good categories and also there are significant differences of students' attitude towards science subjects in the three schools with a comparison value of 0.042 < 0.05.