High school students attitudes and opinions regarding biology course and biological sciences

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the attitude of the students towards the biological science and biology in addition to determine the opinions of the students about the course subjects and the way of its being taught. The sample constitutes 9-12 th class high school students (n=176). The students are interested in zoology, genetics, biotechnology; so they believe that the researches on the medicine, genetics and finally human biology. The students usually have a positive attitude towards the biology course, yet they agree that the different materials, technological devices and laboratories should be used and evaluated. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved