Case Study on Difference between Attitudes of Students in a Science-Mathematics Course and Science Class in an Ordinary Course in a Senior High School

Isao Miyaji 
(Faculty of Informatics, Okayama University of Science, Japan)

Abstract: The high school wants to provide the students with many opportunities to come in contact with the research of the universities, in order to nurture an interest in the study of science-mathematics. A high school “A” in Japan established a science-mathematics course comprising two classes and an ordinary course comprising eight classes. The science-mathematics course is run in cooperation with two universities and a research office. We gave questionnaires to third graders in both courses in order to find out whether the science-mathematics course has achieved its goal. Comparisons between the two courses were made and it was revealed that students in the science-mathematics course had more interest in and more knowledge about science and mathematics than those who attended the science class in the ordinary course.

Key words: course of science-mathematics, science class in ordinary course, questionnaire, attitudes