Scientific Aptitude Science Interest and Learning Environment in Relation to Achievement in Chemistry among Higher Secondary Students in Pondicherry

Abstract

This study is an attempt to find out the levels of Higher Secondary students Achievement in Chemistry, levels of Scientific Aptitude, levels of Science Interest and their perception towards Learning Environment. This study was designed to investigate the Scientific Aptitude, Science Interest and Learning Environment in relation to Achievement in Chemistry among the Higher Secondary students in Pondicherry. By using Simple Random Sampling Technique, first year Higher Secondary students were selected and used as subjects in this study from Pondicherry region. Normative Survey method has been used to collect the data. In order to measure the Scientific Aptitude, K.K. Agarwal Bareilly and Saroj Arora s Test Battery was adopted. Accordingly Science Interest test by L.N. Dubey and Archana Dubey was adopted for this study and Learning Environment Scale by S. Rajasekar was adopted. Achievement Test in Chemistry was constructed and standardized by the researcher and used as a tool in this study. newline