Creative Education, 2018, 9, 2291-2299
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DOI: 10.4236/ce.2018.914169 Oct. 30, 2018 2291 Creative Education
Relationship between Students’ Attitudes in
Space Science with Their Achievements
in the Field
Rosadah Abd Majid
1
, Mardina Abdullah
2,3
, Badariah Bais
2
, Nor Syaidah Bahri
3
,
Mohd Hezri Mokhtar
4
, Siti Aminah Bahari
3
1
Department of Education and Community Wellbeing, Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,
Bangi, Malaysia
2
Department of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti
Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
3
Space Science Centre (ANGKASA), Institute of Climate Change, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
4
Faculty of Engineering Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Parit Raja, Malaysia
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between students’ at-
titude in space science with their achievement in the field. This study also
examines students’ performance in space science. A total of 458 of secondary
school students participated in this study. The questionnaire for this study
was divided into two parts. The first part contains 9 items about students’ at-
titudes towards space science while the second part consists of 20 questions of
general knowledge about space science. The findings show that students’
general knowledge about space science is at moderate level. The result also
shows a significant relationship between students attitude with their achieve-
ment towards space science.
Keywords
Space Science, Attitude, Achievement, Relationship
1. Introduction
Science is a field of knowledge which is a result of empirical studies to explain
the creation of the universe. In Malaysia, science is one of the required subjects
for students in primary and secondary schools. Space science is one of the sub
topics in science syllabus. Space science is associated with mathematics, physics,
astronomy, chemistry, geology and biology (Jordan, 2002). Space science pro-
How to cite this paper: Majid, R. A.,
Abdullah, M., Bais, B., Bahri, N. S., Mokhtar,
M. H., & Bahari, S. A. (2018). Relationship
between Students’ Attitudes in Space Science
with Their Achievements in the Field. Cre-
ative Education, 9, 2291-2299.
https://doi.org/10.4236/ce.2018.914169
Received: August 16, 2018
Accepted: October 27, 2018
Published: October 30, 2018
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