Eray ?entürk|Ömer Faruk Özdemir
The Effect of Science Centres on Students' Attitudes Towards Science
Middle East Technical University|Middle East Technical University
study carried ankara turkey examined effect middle east technical universitys science centre metu sc students attitudes towards science sample consisted 251 students age range students varied 11 14 attitude scale administered immediately one week visit metu sc limitations sampling procedure two different research designs used design 1 quasiexperimental design arranged determine impact metu sc sixth graders attitudes towards science respect six constructs attitude scale namely learning science school selfconcept school science practical work school science science outside school future participation science importance science design 2 weak experimental design arranged determine impact metu sc students overall attitudes towards science respect gender grade levels science achievement levels results study suggest science centres might high potential increasing students attitudes towards science dimensions attitude scale except practical work school science furthermore increase independent gender science achievement grade levels also considering achievement accomplished quite short time science centres used educators effective way increasing students attitudes towards science