Volume : 6, Issue : 7, July - 2017

SCIENTIFIC ATTITUDE AMONG HIGHER SECONDARY STUDENTS

Mr. K. Kumar, Dr. T. Ranjith Kumar

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Abstract</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:&#10;justify;line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;&#10;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <i>The main objectives of the study were to find out the level of scientific Attitude among higher secondary students and difference between rural and urban school higher secondary students in their scientific attitude. The sample consists of 300 higher secondary students randomly from 10 higher secondary schools in Sankarankovil taluk, Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. Scientific Attitude Scale was used as tool to collect data. The research reveals that the level of scientific attitude among higher secondary students was moderate and there is significant difference found between rural and urban school higher secondary students in their scientific attitude. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>