Abstract
<p>This study aims to find out the attitude levels of the fourth grade primary school students towards science and to examine these attitudes according to some variables. The study is designed in descriptive survey model to reveal the present situation. The data were collected through Attitude towards Science Scale, a three-point Likert scale developed by the researchers. A total of 562 students participated in the study. The findings of the study demonstrate that the students' attitudes towards science, which are based on two dimensions including scientific discovery and scientific curiosity, are positive. The students' attitudes towards science do not differ statistically according to their gender. However, their attitudes towards science show statistically significant differences according to whether the students follow a scientific magazine or not, whether they study at a public or private school, whether their mothers are a teacher or not and the educational level of their parents. It is believed that the results will contribute to raising generations with positive attitudes towards science.</p>
Highlights
Today, one of the most basic characteristics of individuals that is required for this era is to be able to produce new scientific knowledge based on the existing ones
This study aims to find out the attitude levels of the fourth grade primary school students towards science and to examine these attitudes according to some variables
The primary school students responded to the scientific discovery factor consisting of seven items by stating “agree” with an arithmetic mean of 2.58, and it is seen that their attitudes towards this dimension are high
Summary
One of the most basic characteristics of individuals that is required for this era is to be able to produce new scientific knowledge based on the existing ones. They should be educated as individuals who are interested in science, understand the significance and value of scientific knowledge and develop scientific thoughts (Cermik, 2013). It seems reasonable to raise an inquiring, questioning and productive generation thanks to individuals who have positive attitudes towards science. This is possible by revealing individuals' attitudes towards science starting from young ages and trying to eliminate problematic aspects, if any
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