Abstract
This study focused on exploration of students’ attitude towards
biology across gender and grade and its relationship with
achievement. Population of this study were the secondary school
biology students and sample comprised of 9th and 10th grades
(male=694, female =659) respondents (1353) belonging to Punjab.
Attitude towards biology was explored through Biology Attitude
Questionnaire, having 30 items which was translated in Urdu and
validated through experts. After pilot testing it was comprised of
23 items with Cronbach alpha coefficient value 0.82. Through ttest and Pearson r correlation, it was found that overall attitude of
the respondents was positive and correlation between the
variables was also significant. On the basis of grades and genders
it was concluded that 9th graders and female respondents show
slightly more positive attitude towards biology. Moreover,
correlation between the variables was more significant for 10th
graders and male respondents
Nasir Mehmood, Dr. Muhammad Anwer. (2020) Relationship of Students’ Attitude towards and Achievement in Biology across Gender and Grade, Pakistan Social Sciences Review, Volume 4, Issue 2.
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