30Mar 2017

A STUDY OF ERRORS AND MISCONCEPTIONS IN SCIENCE IN RELATION TO SCIENTIFIC ATTITUDE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS.

  • Principal cum Professor, Shah Satnam Ji College of Education, Sirsa.
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To promote effective and meaningful learning there is need to identify misconceptions as prevalence of misconceptions among students not only presents an obstacle to learning but also interferes in further learning. A descriptive study was conducted on a sample of 912 students studying in ninth class in various schools of Punjab. For the study Concept Achievement Test in Science was constructed and standardized and was administered to identify errors and misconceptions among students. Scientific Attitude Scale (SAS) developed and standardized by Gakhar and Kaur (1995) was used for measuring the attitude relevant in science education. The results related to patterns of errors indicate that secondary school students with unfavourable scientific attitude committed more errors as compared to their counterparts with favourable scientific attitude. The suggestions for educational implications are also discussed.

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[Manmeet Baweja (Oberoi). (2017); A STUDY OF ERRORS AND MISCONCEPTIONS IN SCIENCE IN RELATION TO SCIENTIFIC ATTITUDE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Mar). 1707-1710] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Dr. Manmeet Oberoi
Professor cum Principal - Shah Satnam ji College of Education

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3682      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3682

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