An Investigation on the Reasons of Likes or Dislikes for Science in the Pre-college Schools Concieved by the College Students in Science Major

Abstract

The author intended to investigate the reasons why the college students in science major liked or disliked the science before they entered the colleges. For these purposes, he asked his 244 students (201 males, 43 females) to write down a report in free style why they liked or disliked the science in the pre-college schools. The reports collected were analysed and interpreted from various points of view. The findings of the investigation are as follows. There are two reasons why they liked the science in the pre-college schools; (1) is the strong impression for the natural phenomena, (2) is the good environment to promote thier science learnings. Furthermore, it revealed that the former (1) depends upon the individual personality and the latter (2) is influenced deeply by the teachers who taught them. It is also concluded that the conditions for the good teachers are the inventiveness in the classroom, having broad scientific knowledges and the intimacy with children.