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ATTITUDE AND KNOWLEDGE IN CHEMISTRY OF FIRST YEAR NURSING

STUDENTS OF FILAMER CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

A Research Submitted to the

Research and Development Center

Filamer Christian College

By

Arman P. Domingo, M.A.T.


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APPROVAL SHEET

The Research report attached hereto, entitled ATTITUDE AND

KNOWLEDGE IN CHEMISTRY OF FIRST YEAR NURSING STUDENTS OF FILAMER

CHRISTIAN COLLEGE prepared and submitted by PROF. ARMAN P.

DOMINGO, is hereby accepted.

DONNA ANTONIETTE CASIOResearch Coordinator

DONNA A. ANTONIETTE CASIOChairperson, Research and Development Committee

DR. LEA P. ALAYON DR. MATILDE A. PEREZMember Member

DR. SALVIO E. LLANERA DR. DANILO F. PAMPLONAMember Member

DR. DIEGO M. MALONES PROF. CLINTON T. EGIDAMember Member

DR. GEORGE O. CORTEL DR. NILO AL D. DELFIN

Ex-Officio Ex-Officio

VIOLETA A. BARREDO DR. EXPEDITO A. SEERESEx-Officio Ex-Officio

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Domingo, A.P. Attitude and Knowledge in Chemistry of First Year

Nursing Students of Filamer Christian College

Abstract

This descriptive-correlational study was designed to assess the

relationship between attitude and knowledge in Chemistry of 167

first year Nursing students who have taken Chemistry at Filamer

Christian College during the first semester of school year 2008-

2009. The respondents were grouped according to gender,

secondary school attended, Chemistry performance, and parents

occupation. The instruments used were the 24-item Chemistry

Attitude Scale prepared by the researcher and the 60-item

Chemistry Test adopted from Barron (2003). The instruments were

submitted for validation through a panel of jurors. The

chemistry attitude Scale was subjected to factor analysis,

construct validation and reliability test for its conte4nt

validity using SPSS software. Items with factor loadings of .50

and above were included in the instrument. The Chemistry Test

was subjected to item analysis to determine the discrimination

and difficulty indices of each item. Item with discrimination

index of .30-.80 and a difficulty index of .20-0.80 were

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included in the instrument. The statistical treatments used were

the frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation for

descriptive analysis. The t-test for independent samples, One-

Way ANOVA and Pearsons r set at .05 alpha, were employed in

inferential statistics. The result showed that respondents have

positive attitude towards Chemistry and a moderate knowledge in

the subject. The students with very satisfactory performance in

Chemistry have a significantly more positive attitude than the

students with satisfactory and poor performance in Chemistry.

Students with very satisfactory and satisfactory performance in

Chemistry reflect moderate level of knowledge than the students

with poor Chemistry performance.

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Table of Contents

Chapter Page

1 INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY

Background and TheoreticalFramework of the Study

2

Statement of the Problem and theHypothesis

5

Significance of the Study 7

Definition of Terms 8

Delimitation of the Study 10

2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Chemistry as a Subject 13

Attitude of Students towardChemistry

15

Factors affecting Knowledge ofChemistry

19

Summary 22

3 RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY

Purpose of the study and ResearchDesign

23

Method 24

Participants 24

Research Instruments 26

Procedure 30

Statistical Data AnalysisProcedure

30

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Chapter Page

4 RESULTS

Descriptive Data Analyses 32

Attitude of Students towardChemistry

32

Knowledge of Students inChemistry

35

Inferential Data Analyses 37

Differences in the Students

Attitude toward Chemistry

37

Differences in the StudentsKnowledge toward Chemistry

39

Relationship between StudentsAttitude and Knowledge inChemistry

41

5 SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, IMPLICATIONSAND RECOMENDATIONS

Summary of the Problems, Methodsand Findings

43

Conclusions 45

Implications 47

For Theory 47

For Practice 49

For Teaching 50

Recommendation 51

REFERENCES 54

APPENDICES 59

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List of Tables

Table Page

1 Profile of the Participants 26

2 Mean, Standard Deviation andDescription of Students Attitudetowards Chemistry

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3 Mean, Standard Deviation andDescription of Students Knowledgetowards Chemistry

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4 t-test Results on the Differences in

the Students Attitude TowardsChemistry

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5 ANOVA Results on the Differences inthe Students Attitude TowardsChemistry Classified as toChemistry Performance

39

6 t-test Results on the Differences inthe Students Knowledge TowardsChemistry

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7 ANOVA Results on the Differences inthe Students Knowledge TowardsChemistry Classified as toChemistry Performance

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8 Result of Pearsons r on theRelationship Between StudentsAttitude and knowledge inChemistry

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List of Appendices

Appendix Page

A Communication Letters 60

B Research Instrument 63

C Results of Reliability and ConstructValidity of research Instruments

71

D Statistical Treatment of Data 80

E Curriculum Vitae 101

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