Aspect / Dimension
Ability building / Self confidence / Academic Self‐concept
Statements: ability to learn things quickly; plan and carry out school work; work on school problems by self; keep mind on what I am studying; I feel good about how well I am doing in Science; I am learning how t o carry out science investigations; I am learning lots of useful skills such as measurin g, recording results and plotting graphs; I can use my math skills in science to work ou t answers and draw graphs; I am learning about big ideas such as pollution, health problems, particles, forces and energy; Understanding scientific ideas is more import ant than memorizing facts; As a result of participating in group work, my ability to find, read and analyze information has improved; I feel that I can apply the general s cience principles I learned to "real world" situations; I am confident that I can analyze a science problem; I like being me; I like the way I act in school; I am happy with the way I can do things.
Enjoyment of science
Statements: I enjoy Science at School; I look forward to science lesson; Science lessons are fun; I enjoy the activities we do in scien ce; Science is one of the most interesting school subjects; I find science lessons intere sting and enjoyable; time pass quickly at science lessons.
Independent development / Autonomy
Statements: Decide things for self; make up own mind; choose solutions to problems; level of curiosity; working on something at h ome just to learn about it; work on science problems for fun; visit library to get informati on not required for class; I want to find out more about the world in which we live; findin g out about new things is important; I use computers in science to help me to learn; application of science principles to other subjects is beneficial.