Attitudes Towards Science | South Korea (N = 4669) | Turkey (N = 6456) | United States (N = 10,029) | |||
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M | S.D. | M | S.D. | M | S.D. | |
I enjoy learning science. (4: Agree a lot; 1: Disagree a lot) | 3.28 | .80 | 3.87 | .46 | 3.44 | .88 |
I learn many interesting things in science. | 3.37 | .76 | 3.78 | .67 | 3.63 | .76 |
I like science. | 3.20 | .86 | 3.86 | .49 | 3.45 | .90 |
I look forward to learning science in school. | 2.93 | .95 | 3.62 | .72 | 3.38 | .94 |
Science teaches me how things in the world work. | 3.27 | .76 | 3.74 | .64 | 3.62 | .75 |
I like to do science experiments. | 3.64 | .63 | 3.75 | .66 | 3.76 | .66 |
Science is one of my favorite subjects. | 3.02 | .97 | 3.71 | .67 | 3.24 | 1.02 |
I usually do well in science. | 2.90 | .77 | 3.76 | .56 | 3.44 | .79 |
I learn things quickly in science. | 2.83 | .85 | 3.67 | .66 | 3.23 | .93 |
My teacher tells me I am good at science. | 2.36 | .80 | 3.44 | .80 | 3.05 | 1.02 |
I wish I did not have to study science. (1: Agree a lot; 4: Disagree a lot) | 3.29 | .87 | 3.61 | 1.12 | 3.32 | 1.45 |
Science is boring. | 3.32 | .95 | 3.71 | 1.09 | 3.55 | 1.49 |
Science is harder for me than for many of my classmates. | 3.25 | .84 | 3.32 | 1.28 | 3.29 | 1.40 |
I am just not good at science. | 2.84 | 1.12 | 3.53 | 1.31 | 3.53 | 1.50 |
Science is harder for me than any other subject. | 3.29 | .92 | 3.43 | 1.26 | 3.43 | 1.41 |
Science makes me confused. | 3.23 | .93 | 3.48 | 1.24 | 3.28 | 1.42 |