Investigating the Attitudes of Secondary School Science Teachers towards their Science

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Published: Mar 24, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/codiste.7628
Keywords:
Teachers' attitudes Science DAS Secondary education
Vasileios Papaioannou
Dimitris Panagou
University of Ioannina
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9837-0744
Georgios Stylos
University of Ioannina
Professor
Abstract

This study investigates the attitudes of secondary school teachers towards Science. Participants were (N=151) PE04 teachers from schools all over Greece, responding to a questionnaire based on the DAS (Dimensions of Attitude towards Science) tool. The findings demonstrate positive attitudes towards Science, while the analysis of the results highlights high rates of positive emotions experienced by teachers (joy, pleasure, enthusiasm) as opposed to negative ones (anxiety, tension) when teaching Science. The findings can be used to improve educational policies and targeted support for secondary school teachers towards Science.

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