Attitude and perception towards Science. Comparing active vs traditional instruction in transition to adulthood students

Despite the great interest in students attitude towards science (ATS) in the scientific community, little is known in the field of special education. This study uses a pre-post-analysis to examine how methodology influences the attitudes of 16 students with intellectual disabilities in the second cy...

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Autores: Paños Martínez, María Esther, Navarro, Rosa Inés, Ruiz Gallardo, José Reyes
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Repositorio:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM
OAI Identifier:oai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/39881
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1080/08856257.2019.1703552
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08856257.2019.1703552
https://hdl.handle.net/10578/39881
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Active methodology
Attitude towards science
Intellectual disability
Raditional methodology
Special education
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Sumario:Despite the great interest in students attitude towards science (ATS) in the scientific community, little is known in the field of special education. This study uses a pre-post-analysis to examine how methodology influences the attitudes of 16 students with intellectual disabilities in the second cycle of Transition to adulthood. Results show a medium initial level of ATS that significantly improved after the intervention. Indepth interviews added that students perception of science is something disconnected and unhelpful for their personal and professional future. This finding has important implications for this type of education, such as an urgent need to change school teaching to a style that is not only more active, but rooted in students daily lives and interests. Steps must be taken to improve their awareness of the real importance that science has in the world and for their lives.