Abstract
The present study investigated on scientific interest and level of creativity among higher secondary students in Kanyakumari district. The objective of the study was to find out the level of scientific interest and level of creativity among higher secondary students. The study also investigated to find out the significant difference in scientific interest and level of creativity among higher secondary students with respect to the gender, locality of institution, medium of instruction, type of family, type of school and religion. The investigator used normative survey method for investigation. Data was collected from a sample of 300 higher secondary students. The investigator used Scientific Interest Inventory (Ayishajuhi and Sreeletha, 2018) and Creativity test (Devishree and Sam Sandra Raj, 2009). The statistical techniques used were percentage analysis, t-test, ANOVA and Person Product moment (r). The findings revealed that the level of scientific interest and level of creativity among higher secondary students at moderate level. There was no significant difference in scientific interest and level of creativity among higher secondary students with respect to locality of school, medium of instruction, type of school and religion, but significant difference existed in the scientific interest and level of creativity among higher secondary students with respect to gender and type of family.
Highlights
Science has helped the man to acquire supremacy over nature
Findings of the Study The findings revealed that the level of scientific interest and level of creativity among higher secondary students at moderate level
There was no significant difference in scientific interest and level of creativity among higher secondary students with respect to locality of school, medium of instruction, type of school and religion, but significant difference existed in the scientific interest and level of creativity among higher secondary students with respect to gender and type of family
Summary
Science has helped the man to acquire supremacy over nature It has greatly affected the way the people view themselves and the world around them. Science has greatly revolutionized the world in the past two centuries It has opened up ever increasing vistas of knowledge both embracing the physical as well as the psychological realities of life. It gives new insight to our life with improved techniques and tools and makes the facts understand It is because of dynamic nature, science has become indispensable part of our life and living styles. Science may become a way of life and enable individuals and societies to cope up with the problems likely to arise in science dominated future due to its significant role in the field of inventions and innovations, discovery of new facts and truths for explaining and elaborating old facts and findings in a new way analysing causes behind natural and super natural phenomena, finding out solutions to the ever increasing problems of human life
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