A STUDY OF ATTITUDES TOWARD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, SCHOOL SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES FROM 3RD GRADE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS OF ISFAHAN CITY’ POINTS OF VIEW

This study has examined attitudes toward science and technology, environmental sciences and the school science among middle school students. The descriptive- survey method was used as research method. Accordingly, the population includes all 3 rd grade middle school students of Isfahan city. A sample size of 250 people (120 female and 130 male) were selected by stratified random sampling method. Research instrument was the Persian translation of the relevance of science education (ROSE) questionnaire. After implementation of questionnaire, data analyzed by the seventeen version SPSS software. Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient for this scale, estimated to be .94. For data analysis, descriptive statistics and one-sample t-test and independent t-test were used. Results indicated that in general, there is a positive attitude among students towards science and technology, school science and environmental issues. However, there is not a positive attitude towards some of items of these components. Findings showed that male students have a more positive attitude toward science than female students. The results of this research could provide suitable information for science curriculum planners. According the results of this study, a positive attitude toward science and technology provides a proper ground for better education in schools.