The relationship between curiosity and academic achievement among black and white junior high school science pupils in Cape Town

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dc.contributor.advisorRochford, Kevinen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorNeer, Sylviaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-28T06:09:35Z
dc.date.available2015-12-28T06:09:35Z
dc.date.issued1990en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: pages 80-84.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractIn this investigation an ex-post facto research method was used to gather the curiosity scores and academic science achievement results of approximately 200 pupils in one black and two predominantly white schools in Cape Town suburbs. Curiosity scores were also obtained for 150 pupils from five other high schools who submitted projects for the annual Young Scientists Exhibition (EXPO) in June 1988. The data was collected by means of two instruments devised and validated by Maw & Maw (1964) and by author-designed tests of curiosity, after refinement using a pilot study. The scores were analysed by means of t-tests, X2- (chi-square) tests and correlations. It was found that: 1) No significant differences existed samples of black and white junior between the high school science pupils on measures of curiosity. 2) No overall significant difference was found between high achieving and low achieving science pupils on the curiosity tests given to both the standard 6 and standard 7 pupils in the three chosen schools. 3) A highly significant difference on measures of curiosity was found between the group of Expo pupils (voluntary young scientists), and the ordinary groups of science pupils from the three different schools. 4) Significant correlations were found between the science pupils' inherent curiosity levels and their achievement in general science in several instances.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationNeer, S. (1990). <i>The relationship between curiosity and academic achievement among black and white junior high school science pupils in Cape Town</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Education. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15994en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationNeer, Sylvia. <i>"The relationship between curiosity and academic achievement among black and white junior high school science pupils in Cape Town."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Education, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15994en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNeer, S. 1990. The relationship between curiosity and academic achievement among black and white junior high school science pupils in Cape Town. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Neer, Sylvia AB - In this investigation an ex-post facto research method was used to gather the curiosity scores and academic science achievement results of approximately 200 pupils in one black and two predominantly white schools in Cape Town suburbs. Curiosity scores were also obtained for 150 pupils from five other high schools who submitted projects for the annual Young Scientists Exhibition (EXPO) in June 1988. The data was collected by means of two instruments devised and validated by Maw & Maw (1964) and by author-designed tests of curiosity, after refinement using a pilot study. The scores were analysed by means of t-tests, X2- (chi-square) tests and correlations. It was found that: 1) No significant differences existed samples of black and white junior between the high school science pupils on measures of curiosity. 2) No overall significant difference was found between high achieving and low achieving science pupils on the curiosity tests given to both the standard 6 and standard 7 pupils in the three chosen schools. 3) A highly significant difference on measures of curiosity was found between the group of Expo pupils (voluntary young scientists), and the ordinary groups of science pupils from the three different schools. 4) Significant correlations were found between the science pupils' inherent curiosity levels and their achievement in general science in several instances. DA - 1990 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1990 T1 - The relationship between curiosity and academic achievement among black and white junior high school science pupils in Cape Town TI - The relationship between curiosity and academic achievement among black and white junior high school science pupils in Cape Town UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15994 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/15994
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationNeer S. The relationship between curiosity and academic achievement among black and white junior high school science pupils in Cape Town. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Education, 1990 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15994en_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.otherLearning, Psychology ofen_ZA
dc.subject.otherLearning by discoveryen_ZA
dc.subject.otherCuriosityen_ZA
dc.subject.otherAcademic achievement - Psychological aspectsen_ZA
dc.titleThe relationship between curiosity and academic achievement among black and white junior high school science pupils in Cape Townen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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