Keywords
chemistry
attitudes
achievement
engineering
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Abstract
This study uses a mixed methods approach —quantitative followed by qualitative— to explore engineering students‘ attitudes towards chemistry (N=115). The first phase used a questionnaire to ascertain the perspectives of students and their peers about the chemistry course, course‘s relevant aspects, and factors contributing to course difficulty. Contrary to findings reported in other studies, results indicated that most participants had a neutral attitude towards the discipline. The second phase used interviews to explore students‘ reasons for having a particular attitude towards chemistry. Participants focused their attention on factors that contribute to their success or failure in the course: time, professor, motivation, academic term, and schedule.
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Olivo-Delgado, C. J., & Bonilla-Rodríguez, V. E. (2009). Engineering Students‘ Attitudes Towards Chemistry. Cuaderno de Investigación en la Educación, 24, 183-212. Retrieved from https://revistas.upr.edu/index.php/educacion/article/view/13555
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