What are upper primary school students' perceptions of science? The Trinidad and Tobago context

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dc.contributor.authorMaharaj-Sharma, Rawatee
dc.date.accessioned2012-11-14T16:39:06Z
dc.date.available2012-11-14T16:39:06Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractIn this study, 840 9- to 12-year-old upper primary students from schools across Trinidad and Tobago were surveyed to determine their perceptions of science, and to explore their views about the likeability of science. It was found that the students' perceptions of science were wide ranging, and that these perceptions were linked in large part to the way that science is delivered at the upper primary level. In general, students expressed high levels of liking for the discipline when it is delivered to them using practical hands-on approaches. This study also showed that there were differences in the perceptions held by boys and those held by girls, and that these differences were linked to certain science topics. It was also found that certain science topics were highly favoured by the students, and that the topics favoured varied with students' gender, age, and abilityen_US
dc.identifier.citationMaharaj-Sharma, R. (2012). What are upper primary school students' perceptions of science? The Trinidad and Tobago context. Caribbean Curriculum, 19, 91-108.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1017-5636
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/13705
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSchool of Education, UWI, St. Augustineen_US
dc.subjectPrimary school studentsen_US
dc.subjectScience educationen_US
dc.subjectPrimary school scienceen_US
dc.subjectStudent attitudesen_US
dc.subjectPerceptionsen_US
dc.subjectTrinidad and Tobagoen_US
dc.titleWhat are upper primary school students' perceptions of science? The Trinidad and Tobago contexten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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