Attitude of Tertiary Level Students’ Towards Web-Based Instruction (WBI) In Chemistry
S. Amutha and A. Sudha
Research Paper I Published November,2015
Research Journal of Educational Studies and Review Vol. 1 (6), pp. 130-134
ABSTRACT
In the present
era, the rapid developments in information technologies
influence economic and social systems. Students’ attitude to
learn chemistry is a complex construct. This influence is
increasingly perceived especially in the field of education.
Developing positive attitudes towards science is one of the
key goals for learning science. Online learning has become
popular because of its potential use and flexibility in
accessing the content and also instruction at any time, from
any place. Usage of web-based instruction is becoming
widespread in higher education. Web-based instruction (WBI)
is rapidly an emerging paradigm in the delivery of
education. Internet provides ocean of knowledge which can be
made available to all students. The aim of the research is
to ascertain the attitude of the students towards WBI in
chemistry at tertiary level. Survey method was adopted in
this study. The sample consists of 74 students; of which 34
were from Government College and 40 were from Private
College. A tool attitude questionnaire (ATWBI) was used to
collect data. Findings of the study indicated that attitude
of students towards chemistry subject was less due to
inadequate teachers, approach to the material, and poor
non-formal instructional materials. Moreover, the study
showed no differences in the attitude based to gender.
Key Words: Attitude, Chemistry, Tertiary Level and
Web-Based Instruction.
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