@article{education20221051,
author={{Ahmad, Shahzad and Sultana, Naveed and Jamil, Sadia},
title={Students¡¯ Attitude towards Biology and Academic Achievement in Biology at Secondary Level, in Islamabad, Pakistan},
journal={American Journal of Educational Research},
volume={10},
number={5},
pages={268--275},
year={2022},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/education/10/5/1},
issn={2327-6150},
abstract={Attitude play a central role in shaping the future of individuals in the field of science. Student¡¯s attitude towards science influences their academic performance in science.  Recognizing as well as influencing their attitudes is important in educational research studies. The purpose of the present study was to identify the relationship between students¡¯ attitude towards biology and their academic achievement in biology among 10<SUP>th</SUP> grade secondary level students. Sample of the study was consisted of 527 students out of which 238 were male students and 289 were female students. These students were chosen from 8 public and 6 private institutions in Islamabad. Students¡¯ academic achievement was measured through the marks obtained by them in recently held board examination. Students¡¯ attitude towards biology was measured by using a 25-items Likert type scale initially developed and validated by the researcher. The obtained data were analyzed and interpreted using various statistical techniques like mean, standard deviation, Pearson product moment correlation, independent sample t-test, and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The findings of the study clearly highlight that female student have more positive attitude towards biology as compare to male students. Similarly, female students have higher achievement scores as compare to male students.},
doi={10.12691/education-10-5-1}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}