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INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF FIELD TRIPS ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTITUDE TO LEARNING OF SCIENCES

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).13      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).13      Published : Dec 2019

Investigating the Impact of Field Trips on Secondary School Students' Attitude to Learning of Sciences

Abstract

    The main objective of the paper was to determine the impact of the study tour on students’ attitudes at secondary level. It was experimental research study. The population for this research was comprised of 130 science students of 10th class chosen randomly from private institute of Okara district located in division Sahiwal of Punjab province. Attitude to Science Questionnaire (ASQ) containing content from physics was used as research instrument. The validity of research instrument for this study was improved though experts’ recommendations and the reliability were found to be 0.81. It was very clear from the findings that experimental group had positive attitude towards science as compared to other groups. It was also found that field trips promote science attitude and develop positive interest of the students in science. The school administration may manage field trips for the promotion of scientific attitude in the students.

    (1) Muhammad Shabbir Ali
    Assistant Professor,Department of Education,University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Nasrin Akhtar
    Assistant Professor,Department of Education,University of Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Arshad
    SST Science,School Education Department,Govt. Fazilka Islamia Model High School Pakpattan, Punjab, Pakistan.
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    TURABIAN : Ali, Muhammad Shabbir, Nasrin Akhtar, and Muhammad Arshad. "Investigating the Impact of Field Trips on Secondary School Students' Attitude to Learning of Sciences." Global Social Sciences Review IV, no. IV (2019): 93-98. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).13