There are an increasing emphasis on affective domain. for example interest or belief, in science education. But decreasing interest on learning science and tendency to avoid science-related job are serious problems of secondary science education, espe...
There are an increasing emphasis on affective domain. for example interest or belief, in science education. But decreasing interest on learning science and tendency to avoid science-related job are serious problems of secondary science education, especially in case of vocational high school students. However there are few researches for vocational high school students. In this study, preference for science is assumed to be a multidimensional property that reveals ones` behavioral volition and valuation as well as emotional response upon learning science. To investigate vocational high school students` preference for science and its causal factors, a Likert style questionnaire was developed through factor analysis. Students` preference for science was analyzed by 3 categories, and its causal factors are investigated by path analysis using structural equation model.