A Study of the Correlation between Middle School Students’ Cognition and Attitudes toward the Weather Forecast

• Main Authors: Wen-Lung Lin, 林文龍
• Other Authors: Shuh-Wang Tsai
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2005
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/73489213802776224132

碩士 === 國立嘉義大學 === 科學教育研究所 === 93 === Abstract The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship of middle-school students’ cognition and attitudes toward the weather forecast. The participants were 1359 middle-school students in Taiwan. The research instruments were self-edited “Weather Forecast General Knowledge Test” and “Weather Forecast Attitude Scale”. Data were analyzed by t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson’s product-moment correlation, and multiple regression. The results of this research were summarized as followings: 1. There were significant differences (p<.05) in the weather forecast cognition proficiency among Middle-school students of different grades, gender and parents’ education level. 2. There were significant differences (p<.05) in the weather forecast attitudes among middle-school students of different grades, parents’ occupations, and weather forecast watching experience. 3. There were significant differences (p<.05) in middle-school students’ weather forecast cognition and attitudes. 4. The variations of grades, parents’ education proficiency, and gender could explain 17.3% variant of middle-school students’ weather forecast general knowledge cognition; the variations of watching experience, grades, and parents’ occupations could explain 4.6% variant of middle-school students’ weather forecast attitudes.