STUDY ON VIETNAMESE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ATTITUDE TOWARDS SCIENCE CLASS

Science is a basic course that improves the individuals in terms of cognitive aspects and increases their creativity. The aim of the research is to examine the attitudes of Vietnamese elementary school students towardsthe science class in their school. Survey model was used for collecting the data pertaining to the study using a questionnaire where cluster sampling strategy was utilized to recruit participants. Data was obtained from 500 Vietnamese elementary school students studying on three different schools in Vietnam using the questionnaire developed using Science and Technology Course Attitude Scale (Yaşar, &Anagün, 2009).The Cronbach-Alpha internal integrity coefficient of the final version of the scale was used to determine the reliability of the test. The Vietnamese school students' attitudes towards science class were explored by a five point Likert scale. All the data obtained were analyzed by SPSS software and were evaluated at their attitudes towards science class. It was observed in the research that the Vietnamese elementary school students’ have an overall positive attitude towards science class in their country. Students with an aim of higher studies, securing scientific job as well as students of school from urban part of the country scored the science class in the school higher in comparison to their other counter peers. The education level of the parents of the students as well their economic status was found to have a significant influence on the students’ attitude towards science class. Gender of the students was also found to play a significant influence in molding their attitude towards science class.