College Student's Towards Physics at Palestinian Universities
Abstract
The study aimed to identify the attitudes of the students toward physics and its relation to some variables such as sex, cumulative average, and University level at three national Palestinian universities. The study sample consisted of 134 students of the Faculty of Science at the Islamic University, Al-Aqsa University and Al-Azhar University. The trends are composed of the variables of the demographic study, and then the trends in its three dimensions, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral, and open questions about the strengths and weaknesses and proposals to increase them toward physics. The total score of the students of the Faculty of Science towards physics in the Palestinian universities 70%. In terms of dimensions, the degree of cognitive dimension factor is 72%, emotional dimension factor is 68% and behavioral dimension factor is 69%. The trend of the sample towards physics is attributed to the gender variable, while differences in the sample were found to be in favor of the GPA variable in favor of the excellent, and there were statistically significant differences in the degree of trend among the sample members. Support the University for Al-Aqsa University, kth most prominent points of weakness were the lack of diversity in teaching methods and evaluation, the non-use of modern technology in teaching, and the existence of physical courses in the field of physics. The most important proposals to increase the attitudes of the students of the Faculty of Science towards physics were the need to pay attention to the practical aspects, activate the academic guidance and follow up textbooks by specialized committees, and consider the needs of students and their wishes.References
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Sarhan, Ghassan Abdul Aziz and Qabajah, Ziad (2002). The use of computer in the achievement of students of the first year in physics laboratories and their attitudes towards physics. Faculty of Education. Quds University. Palestine.Rifai, Ahmed (1998). Scientific research approaches, administrative and economic applications. Dar Wael Publishers: Amman, Currency.
Salem, Mohamed (1995). Attitudes of secondary school students in the private schools of Jerusalem towards science as a subject of school, content, teaching methods and content education. Najah University Journal of Research. 9, 30.
Piburn M.D & Baker, D.R (1993), Lwere the teacher qualitative study of attitude to science Education, 4 (27 word, 409 – 393
Yong, F.(1992). Mathematics & Science attitudes of African-American middle grade students identified as gifted; Gender & Grade Differences. Dissertation. Abstracts Inter.
Zanin, Jamal, and Shabat, Mohammed (2002). Developing Physics curriculum at Secondary schools at Palestine for the 21st century, Islamic University Journal, Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine, 10(1) 33-86
Zanin, Jamal, and Shabat, Mohammed (2002). Physics Teaching at Secondary schools Palestine for the next century, Dirasat Journal of Educational Science, University of Jordan, 29(2) 180-195
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2021-04-19
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SHABAT, Mohammed M; SAHHAR, Khitam Ismail.
College Student's Towards Physics at Palestinian Universities.
European Journal of Physics Education, [S.l.], v. 12, n. 1, p. 24-37, apr. 2021.
ISSN 1309-7202.
Available at: <https://eu-journal.org/index.php/EJPE/article/view/316>. Date accessed: 26 apr. 2024.
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