Attitudes toward Science Based on Analysis and Correlation: Learning Enjoyment & Leisure Interest on Science

Abstract

Received: Revised: Accepted: November 02, 2019 December 20, 2020 December 21, 2020 This study aims to investigate attitudes towards science in secondary school students. The focus of research is to analyze and to correlate attitudes towards IPA based on indicators of enjoyment and leisure interest in science learning. Method: This research was survey research. The results of the data came from a questionnaire. The sample consisted of 2815 Secondary School students in Muaro Jambi. Finding: The results showed positive results, based on the results of indicators: (1) enjoyment in science has a good category (48.1%), (2) leisure interest in science has a moderate category (47.2%) and this indicator leads to a positive trend supported by a positive attitude with a greater good (38.4%,) while for the analysis of the correlation between the two indicators shows a positive (0,000<0.05) and has a strong degree of correlation indicated by the value Pearson Correlation (0.716). Conclusion: it can be concluded that students' attitudes towards science based on analysis of indicators show positive attitudes and tend to be good, and based on correlation between the two attitude indicators also show positive results with strong correlation, furthermore concluded overall attitudes towards science at secondary school students in Muaro Jambi have a positive attitude and are categorized well.