Scientific Temper among Academically High and Low Achieving Adolescent Girls

Sunmeet Kour

Abstract


The present study was undertaken to compare the scientific temper of high and low achieving adolescent girl students. Random sampling technique was used to draw the sample from various high schools of District Srinagar. The sample for the present study consisted of 120 school going adolescent girls (60 high and 60 low achievers). Data was collected by using Nadeem and Rashid’s scientific temper scale. Statistical techniques of Percentage, Mean, S.D. and t-test were used to analyse the data. The findings of the study revealed that two groups differ significantly on curiosity, objectivity and rationality dimension of scientific temper scale. The results of the study further revealed that there exists no significant difference between high and low achieving adolescent girl on Open mindedness and Aversion to superstition dimension of scientific temper.

Keywords: Scientific Temper, High Achievers, Low Achievers, Adolescent Girls.


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