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Relationship between Students’ Attitudes in Space Science with Their Achievements in the Field
Department of Education and Community Wellbeing, Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
Department of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
Department of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
Space Science Centre (ANGKASA), Institute of Climate Change, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
Faculty of Engineering Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Parit Raja, Malaysia
Space Science Centre (ANGKASA), Institute of Climate Change, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
- 1 Department of Education and Community Wellbeing, Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
- 2 Department of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
- 3 Department of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
- 4 Space Science Centre (ANGKASA), Institute of Climate Change, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
- 5 Faculty of Engineering Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Parit Raja, Malaysia
- 6 Space Science Centre (ANGKASA), Institute of Climate Change, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
Creative Education·Volume 09 (2018)·Pages 2291–2299·Published 25 October 2018·DOI10.4236/ce.2018.914169
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Abstract
The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between students’ attitude in space science with their achievement in the field. This study also examines students’ performance in space science. A total of 458 of secondary school students participated in this study. The questionnaire for this study was divided into two parts. The first part contains 9 items about students’ attitudes towards space science while the second part consists of 20 questions of general knowledge about space science. The findings show that students’ general knowledge about space science is at moderate level. The result also shows a significant relationship between students attitude with their achievement towards space science.
KeywordsSpace ScienceAttitudeAchievementRelationship
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