%0 Journal Article
%T MEASUREMENT OF SCIENTIFIC ATTITUDE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN PAKISTAN
%A Amjad Islam Pitafi
%A Muhammad Farooq
%J Academic Research International
%D 2012
%I 
%X The aim of this paper was to measure the scientific attitude of secondary school students. The data were drawn from ten schools of District Rajanpur, Pakistan. Total samples of 100 students weredrawn randomly. The instrument was consisted of student questionnaire. The questionnaire contains eight main elements of scientific attitude which are: curiosity, rationality, willingness to suspend judgment, open mindedness, critical mindedness, objectivity, honesty and humility. This study was being made to know the development of scientific attitude of Grade 10 students. Using statistical procedure, the empirical data was analyzed. The mean score for each items, eight parts and over all were calculated. The analysis shows that the attitude of the students is slightly scientific.
%K attitude
%K heritage
%K achievement.
%U http://www.savap.org.pk/journals/ARInt./Vol.2(2)/2012(2.2-43).pdf