Volume : 3, Issue : 6, JUN 2017

A STUDY ON SCIENTIFIC ATTITUDE AND CREATIVITY AMONG THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THIRUVALLUR DISTRICT.

E. Elumalai, R. Sumathi

Abstract

This study examined the relation between scientific attitude and creativity of high school students. This study adopted survey method of research participants were 300 high school students randomly selected from difference schools in Thiruvallur district. The research instrument used for data collection was scientific Attitude Inventory developed by J.K Sood and R.P Sandhya and creativity Inventory developed by researcher tested at 0.05 and 0.01 level of significance. The finding indicated that there is a positive relationship between the scientific attitude and creativity of high school students. There is exist significance difference between scientific attitude and creativity with respect to Gender, Medium of instruction, Type of Management and Location high school students. And there is no significant difference between scientific attitude and creativity with respect to Type of family, Parental Qualification, Parental occupation of the high school students.

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