Abstract	Nearly fifty percent of students may lose interest in science by the third grade, and the number of students preparing for a science-related career is declining. Several factors, including gender, expected achievement and previous science experiences could influence a student’s attitude toward science. This study analyzed the attitudes toward science of students enrolled in entry-level general education courses at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in the areas of personal confidence, usefulness of the subject, perception of the subject as a male domain, and perception of the teacher’s attitude. Males were found to have more confidence than females, and females perceive science as a male domain more than men. Expected achievement and attitude toward science were shown to be strongly related. The number of science and math courses taken in high school has a direct impact on a student’s attitude toward science.
Alternative title	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Journal of Undergraduate Research
	UW-La Crosse JUR
Author	Craker, Dana E.
Contributor	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Undergraduate Research Program
Owner	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Sponsor	Elfressi, Abdulaziz
Type of resource	text
Genre	journal
Genre authority	marcgt
Publisher name	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Place of publication	La Crosse, Wisconsin
Date published	2006
Date captured	2016-12-06
Language	eng
Width	8.5
Height	10.99
Subject topic	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse -- Students -- Research -- Periodicals Authority: LCSH
Subject topic	College students -- Research -- United States -- Periodicals Authority: LCSH
Subject topic	Journals Authority: LCSH
Subject topic	Mathematics Authority: LCSH
Note	Published as part of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Journal of Undergraduate Research, Volume 9 (2006)
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Collection	UWL Undergraduate Research & Creativity Collection / UWL Journal of Undergraduate Research
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Stock number	WU76.U5 J6