Abstract

U ovom radu se iznose rezultati istraživanja koje razmatra relativno neproučen aspekt nastave fizike, povezan s općim učeničkim stavovima o učenju fizike, o fizici kao znanosti i fizici kao mogućoj struci. Osim toga je napravljena analiza razlika u tim stavovima u odnosu na spol učenika, posebno u slučajevima u kojima su te razlike značajno izražene. Istraživanje je provedeno na populaciji od 176 učenika četvrtog razreda jezičnog i klasičnog gimnazijskog usmjerenja u Splitu.This paper presents research results concerning relatively understudied aspect of physics teaching with special regard to general students’ attitudes towards learning of physics, physics as a science, and physics as a possible professional choice. Additionally, an analysis of differences in those attitudes between male and female students was made, especially pointing out to the examples of significant differences. Research was conducted on a sample of 176 4th grade students of linguistic and classical gymnasium program in Split, Croatia