Volume : V, Issue : IV, April - 2016

STUDY OF LEVEL OF SUPERSTITIONS AND SCIENTIFIC ATTITUDE AMONG ADOLESCENTS.

Dr. Rajni Bala

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<p> Inspite of advent of technology and knowledge explosion not only illiterate but also educated persons more or less believe in superstitions so the need was felt to find out whether the students having scientific attitude believe in superstitions. The present study is a humble attempt in this direction. It will enable the parents teachers & students to understand the superstitious attitude of the students. In the present attitude study of investigator explored the level of superstitions & scientific attitude in adolescents as adolescents are at the age of moral and character development, they need proper attitude to be developed. Superstition scale by L.N. Dubey and B.M. Dixit (2008) , Science Attitude Scale by A. Grewal (2012) were used to collect data. Results revealed that Male and female school students do not differ in their level of superstition and scientific attitude. There is a negative and significant correlation between scientific attitude and superstition.More is the scientific attitude lesser is the belief in superstitions.</p>

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Dr. Rajni Bala STUDY OF LEVEL OF SUPERSTITIONS AND SCIENTIFIC ATTITUDE AMONG ADOLESCENTS. Global Journal For Research Analysis, Vol.5, Issue : 4 APRIL 2016

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