Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the impact of low cost teaching material on students’ attitude towards science (Chemistry) at secondary level in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. This was an experimental study. Each group i.e. Experimental and control was consisted of 30 students of Grade 12 science stream. To assess the impact of low cost teaching material on students’ attitude towards science (Chemistry) a modified form of Test of Science-Related Attitudes (TOSRA) comprised of 29 items was used. The test was purely constructed on a Likert scale to measure the students’ attitude towards Chemistry on the factors such as Behavior tendency to learn Chemistry, Liking for chemistry laboratory work, Liking for Chemistry theory lesson, Evaluation belief about Chemistry, Leisure interest in science and the Enjoyment of Chemistry. Quantitative data were analyzed using t-test through Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The main findings of the study indicated that students in the experimental group taught through activity with low cost materials showed significantly greater attitude towards science (Chemistry) than the control group.
Umar Khitab, Amir Zaman, Abdul Ghaffar, Qasim Jan. (2015) Impact of Low Cost Teaching Material on Students’ Attitude towards Science at Secondary Level in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan, International Journal of Innovation in Teaching and Learning , Volume 1, Issue 2.
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