Investigating Students Attitudes in Engineering Science Course: An Analysis using the Tripartite Model

Authors

  • Geetha Subramaniam Mathematics, Science and Computer, Polytechnic Sultan Idris Shah, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Zubaidah binti Md Saleh Mathematics,Science and Computer, Polytechnic Sultan Idris Shah, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Munira binti Mohd Shariff Mathematics,Science and Computer, Polytechnic Sultan Idris Shah, Selangor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37134/jpsmm.vol14.2.8.2024

Keywords:

attitude, physic, gender, analysis, positive

Abstract

The research aimed to gain insights into the attitudes of first-semester Engineering Science students towards their Engineering Science classes, as well as to investigate whether gender has an impact on these attitudes. A total of 182 students were involved in the data collection process, which included completing a comprehensive questionnaire comprising 20 items rated on a Likert scale. The questionnaire covered affective, behavioral, and cognitive components across five distinct sections.Following this, the gathered responses underwent quantitative analysis using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25, including computations of mean values, standard deviations, percentages, and frequencies. The results revealed that the majority of students displayed positive attitudes towards learning physics, with significant variations observed based on the students' gender.These findings have the potential to inform targeted interventions aimed at addressing the underlying barriers to achieving quality physics education for all students especially in context of Polytechnic Malaysia.

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2024-09-04

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Subramaniam, G., Md Saleh, Z., & Mohd Shariff , M. (2024). Investigating Students Attitudes in Engineering Science Course: An Analysis using the Tripartite Model. Jurnal Pendidikan Sains Dan Matematik Malaysia, 14(2), 90–98. https://doi.org/10.37134/jpsmm.vol14.2.8.2024