Influences on the Academic Achievement of General Chemistry Based on the Interest for Chemical Subjects of High School

• Published in: International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology(IJACT) Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 170 - 179
• Main Authors: 구민주, 박종근
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 국제문화기술진흥원 31.03.2022
• Subjects: 과학기술학; Elective Subject in Science; How to Resolve Difficulties; Lack of Willingness to Learn; Interest in the Content; Academic Achievement
• ISSN: 2288-7202; 2288-7318
• DOI: 10.17703/IJACT.2022.10.1.170

To find out the effect of interest on chemical content, interest in chemistry, choice of science elective subjects, teaching-learning characteristics that make it difficult to understand contents, academic achievement in general chemistry according to university admission screening, etc. were surveyed on 51 students enrolled in the department of chemistry education at P college of education. As a result of the survey, it was found that the interest in Chemistry I, Chemistry Ⅱ, and general chemistry increased significantly to 94.6%, 73.7%, and 66.0%, respectively. 39.3% of the students answered that they had a lot of difficulty in understanding general chemistry. The characteristics of learners who make it difficult to understand the content were found to be ‘lack of willingness to learn’ such as ‘lack of understanding chemical concepts’ and ‘lack of problem solving’, due to the lack of ‘basic knowledge’. As a way to solve these difficulties, 'expert help' appeared the most. The grades of general chemistry of students who entered the regular admission were relatively higher than those of occasional recruitment.