TY - JOUR
T1 - Major influences on attitudes toward science
AU - Papanastasiou, Constantinos
AU - Papanastasiou, Elena C.
PY - 2004/1/1
Y1 - 2004/1/1
N2 - This research study investigated the attitudes toward science of 8th-grade students in Australia, Canada, Cyprus, and Korea, based on recent TIMSS data, and suggests a model of family and school influences on their attitudes. The structural equation model contained 3 exogenous constructs–family’s educational background, aspiration, school climate–and 2 endogenous constructs–teaching and student attitudes toward science. Educational background, aspiration, and school climate were shown to have a direct effect on attitudes, while teaching was shown to directly affect attitudes and to be affected by aspiration and school climate.
AB - This research study investigated the attitudes toward science of 8th-grade students in Australia, Canada, Cyprus, and Korea, based on recent TIMSS data, and suggests a model of family and school influences on their attitudes. The structural equation model contained 3 exogenous constructs–family’s educational background, aspiration, school climate–and 2 endogenous constructs–teaching and student attitudes toward science. Educational background, aspiration, and school climate were shown to have a direct effect on attitudes, while teaching was shown to directly affect attitudes and to be affected by aspiration and school climate.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85066224864&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1076/edre.10.3.239.30267
DO - 10.1076/edre.10.3.239.30267
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85066224864
SN - 1549-7879
VL - 21
SP - 239
EP - 257
JO - Educational Research and Evaluation
JF - Educational Research and Evaluation
IS - 1
ER -