Perception of Secondary Level Students Towards Social Studies Subject

Abstract

This study examines the perception of secondary level students toward the social studies subject in community schools of the Madi Municipality, Bagmati Province of Nepal. This study is based on a quantitative research design and primary data source. Primary data are collected from field observation and a structured questionnaire method. Likert scale has been used to measure students' perceptions of social studies subject. A total of 194 students from six community schools studying in grade nine and ten were selected using a random sampling method from Madi Municipality. The modified Likert scale has been used to measure students' perceptions which ranges from 4-1 for strongly agreed (4), agreed (3), disagreed (2), and strongly disagreed (1). The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software is used for data tabulation and interpretation. The result indicates that there is a positive attitude of students toward secondary level social studies subject. They have no anxieties about different aspects of the social studies classroom. The result further asserts that the largest percentage of the respondents agreed about their interest in the subject and disagreed with anxiety about social studies as a school subject.