Turkish Primary School Students’ Attitudes toward ‘Disgusting Animals’: Insects
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attitudes toward spider, science education, primary educationAbstract
The purpose of this research is to investigate the students’ knowledge and attitudes toward spider and how influence gender and socioeconomic status to these attitudes. The data gathered from 139 5th grade students in Istanbul. There are 80 students from a public school and 59 students from a private school. In this study qualitative research method is used. A survey instrument that includes open ended questions was applied and semi-structured interviews are made. As a consequence of this research, it has been revealed that 5th grade students have fears toward insects because they have sense of disgust; they do not deeply know insects.
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