2014 Volume 55 Issue 1 Pages 24-32
This study aims to examine how knowledge or understanding of biotechnology affects student's attitudes. The article reports the results from questionnaires given to students of an agricultural upper secondary school where plant biotechnology is a part of the curriculum. After the issuing of questionnaires before and after the plant biotechnology classes throughout one year, the following data was revealed: (1) Positive responses increased and negative ones decreased regarding genetically engineering lactic acid bacteria to improve quality of yogurt; (2) Negative responses decreased and neutral ones increased in terms of genetically engineering animals to produce medicines for human beings; (3) Positive responses decreased and neutral ones increased concerning regenerating human tissues or organs through tissue cultivation; (4) Positive responses decreased and neutral ones increased regarding the usefulness of biotechnology; (5) Positive responses decreased and neutral ones increased in eleven out of fourteen questions.
