The effect of alternative assessments in natural science on attitudes towards science in grade 8 girls in South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorHattingh, Annemarieen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorWallace, Nicole Nen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-15T10:31:12Z
dc.date.available2015-09-15T10:31:12Z
dc.date.issued2013en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAttitudes towards science and school science have long been studied because of a desire to keep students in science-related subjects and science-related careers. In South Africa, little research has been done to identify what interventions would encourage students, especially girls, to continue in the sciences. This study focused on the implementation of an alternative assessment in Natural Science in Grade 8 at an all-girls independent school. Students were given an open-ended questionnaire at the beginning and end of the school year to determine their choices for their favourite and hardest parts of Natural Science. These choices acted as a proxy of their attitude towards science. They also completed three sections of the Relevance of Science Education (ROSE) questionnaire in June after the alternative assessment was completed. From this data, three conclusions were made. First, the students had a positive attitude toward the alternative assessment. Second, the students had a positive attitude toward science and showed evidence of the impact of alternative assessments on this attitude. Third, the alternative assessment did not show long term effects on the students' attitude toward science.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationWallace, N. N. (2013). <i>The effect of alternative assessments in natural science on attitudes towards science in grade 8 girls in South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Education. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14004en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationWallace, Nicole N. <i>"The effect of alternative assessments in natural science on attitudes towards science in grade 8 girls in South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Education, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14004en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationWallace, N. 2013. The effect of alternative assessments in natural science on attitudes towards science in grade 8 girls in South Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Wallace, Nicole N AB - Attitudes towards science and school science have long been studied because of a desire to keep students in science-related subjects and science-related careers. In South Africa, little research has been done to identify what interventions would encourage students, especially girls, to continue in the sciences. This study focused on the implementation of an alternative assessment in Natural Science in Grade 8 at an all-girls independent school. Students were given an open-ended questionnaire at the beginning and end of the school year to determine their choices for their favourite and hardest parts of Natural Science. These choices acted as a proxy of their attitude towards science. They also completed three sections of the Relevance of Science Education (ROSE) questionnaire in June after the alternative assessment was completed. From this data, three conclusions were made. First, the students had a positive attitude toward the alternative assessment. Second, the students had a positive attitude toward science and showed evidence of the impact of alternative assessments on this attitude. Third, the alternative assessment did not show long term effects on the students' attitude toward science. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 T1 - The effect of alternative assessments in natural science on attitudes towards science in grade 8 girls in South Africa TI - The effect of alternative assessments in natural science on attitudes towards science in grade 8 girls in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14004 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/14004
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationWallace NN. The effect of alternative assessments in natural science on attitudes towards science in grade 8 girls in South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Education, 2013 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14004en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Educationen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEducationen_ZA
dc.titleThe effect of alternative assessments in natural science on attitudes towards science in grade 8 girls in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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