Exploration of Students' Attitudes Towards Science: A Case Study Research in Junior High Schools

Bima Dwi Laksmana, Nanang Winarno, E. Emiliannur, Vita Ria Mustikasari

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This research aims to explore students' attitudes towards science in junior high school. The method used in this research is a survey. The instrument used was the BRAINS questionnaire and open-ended questions. The sample participants in this study consisted of 190 students aged 12-16 years from North Sumatra and West Java, Indonesia. Students' attitudes toward science have an average of 3.78, which is categorized as having a high attitude toward science. However, based on the results of the Mann-Whitney test (p = 0.436) on the gender variable and the Kruskal-Wallis test, the significance value of each factor is attitude (0.858), intention (0.996), behavior (0.248), control (0.476), and normative (0.287) is greater than the significance level of 0.05. There were no significant differences in attitudes towards science between male and female students. This research provides the benefit of seeing how students' attitudes towards science at the junior high school level in Indonesia. Thus, teachers can use it to improve learning in science subjects in junior high schools.

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Attitudes; Gender; Science; Student

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17509/ajsee.v5i1.74640

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