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HOW DOES STUDENTS ATTITUDE TOWARDS BIOLOGY AFFECT THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AT SECONDARY LEVEL

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2023(VIII-I).40      10.31703/gesr.2023(VIII-I).40      Published : Mar 2023

How Does Students' Attitude towards Biology Affect Their Academic Achievement at Secondary Level

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    Despite the widespread importance of Science, students' interest in it has deteriorated over time. Achievement is mainly related to the students' attitude. The major goal of the present research is how students' attitudes about Biology affected their academic performance in Biology at the secondary level. A 24-item questionnaire (Biology Attitude Questionnaire, BAQ) was adopted. All the 10th graders Biology students from public schools constituted the population of the study, belonging to Punjab province. The sample of 10th-grade students was taken from the public secondary schools under the control of the Punjab province using a multistage sampling technique. Utilizing previous class Biology exam scores, achievement data was gathered. SPSS was used to examine the data. The analysis led to the conclusion that girls had a more favourable attitude toward Biology than boys. In addition, attitudes had a substantial impact on achievement for males, females, and urban students, but not for rural respondents.

    Attitude, Biology, Achievement

    (1) Maira Zia
    M.Phil. Scholar, Department of Education, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Anwer
    Associate Professor, Department of Education, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Muqaddas Butt
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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