加纳高中女生对大学物理课程的兴趣

Isaac Buabeng, J. Ampiah, Richmond Quarcoo-Nelson
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女性对物理的兴趣研究是一个国际关注的问题。在科学中,物理学是女性参与人数增长特别低的学科。“兴趣”一词通常指的是对某些活动的偏好,而不是其他活动。本研究调查了加纳高中理科女生是否愿意在大学学习物理及其选择的原因。来自加纳中部地区海岸角大都会四所提供生物、化学和物理课程的高中的201名高三女学生参加了这项研究。采用《女生物理参与问卷》和《访谈程序》对女生进行问卷调查。这项研究的结果表明,由于该学科的就业机会有限,女学生不太喜欢把物理作为大学的一门课程。这项研究的一个含义是,除非向学生提供有关该学科职业意识的信息,否则物理学专业的女性入学率不会提高。物理教育者和物理系必须认真努力,让学生认识到物理研究中的就业机会。
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Senior High School Female Students’ Interest in Physics as a Course of Study at the University Level in Ghana
The study of females‘ interest in physics is an issue of international concern. Of the sciences, physics is the subject in which the increase in the number of females involved has been particularly low. The term 'interest' may usually refers to preference to engage in some types of activities rather than others. This study investigated whether Ghanaian Senior High School female science students would prefer to study physics at the university or not and the reasons for their choice. Two hundred and one final year female students in four Senior High Schools offering biology, chemistry and physics in the Cape Coast Metropolis of the Central Region of Ghana, participated in the study. Data was obtained with Questionnaire on Female Participation in Physics and Interview Protocol, administered to the female students. The findings from the study suggest that female students do not prefer physics as a course of study at the university level due to limited career opportunities in the subject. An implication from this study is that female enrolment in physics will not improve unless information about career awareness in the subject is made available to students. Serious efforts must be made by physics educators as well as Physics Departments to create awareness of career opportunities in the study of physics.
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