ABSTRACT

Background

The importance of attitudes in learning is gaining relevance among researchers and teachers and yet little research has examined students’ attitudes specifically in relation to geology.

Purpose

The aim of this study was to examine students’ attitudes towards geology and with respect to other sciences, as well as to determine the key factors that influence these attitudes.

Sample

A sample of 1.641 students in their fourth year of secondary education from five autonomous communities in Spain participated in this study.

Design and Methods

The research was conducted using a previously validated survey, specifically designed to answer the research questions of the study.

Results

The findings revealed that participants generally demonstrate more negative attitudes towards geology than with respect to other sciences. Although they do not consider it a difficult subject, they find it boring and of little interest. Demographic factors, school type or gender do not explain these attitudes: academic aspects seem to be the key to reversing this situation.

Conclusions

The findings of the present study provide some insights into the teaching of geology. For instance, geology programmes need to focus on topics in which students are interested in, and also on establishing connections between geological contents taught in the classroom and real life.

中文翻译：

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西班牙中学生对地质学的态度

摘要

背景

学习态度的重要性在研究人员和教师中越来越重要，但很少有研究专门调查学生与地质学相关的态度。

目的

本研究的目的是调查学生对地质学和其他科学的态度，并确定影响这些态度的关键因素。

样本

来自西班牙五个自治区的 1.641 名中学四年级学生样本参与了这项研究。

设计与方法

该研究是使用先前经过验证的调查进行的，该调查专门设计用于回答研究的研究问题。

结果

调查结果显示，与其他科学相比，参与者通常对地质学表现出更多的负面态度。虽然他们不认为这是一个困难的科目，但他们觉得它很无聊而且没有什么兴趣。人口因素、学校类型或性别并不能解释这些态度：学术方面似乎是扭转这种局面的关键。

结论

本研究的结果为地质学教学提供了一些见解。例如，地质学课程需要关注学生感兴趣的话题，并建立课堂教学的地质内容与现实生活之间的联系。