Scientific Temper of Urban and Rural Adolescents of UT Ladakh
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| Title: | Scientific Temper of Urban and Rural Adolescents of UT Ladakh |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Hakeem Khatoon, Shazia Kouser, Ishfaq Majid |
| Source: | Online Submission. 2026. |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Rural Urban Differences, Student Characteristics, Logical Thinking, Personality Traits, Thinking Skills, Science Education |
| Geographic Terms: | India |
| Abstract: | Scientific temper the disposition to think logically, question sensibly, and seek evidence is highlighted in India's National Education Policy 2020 as a core twenty‑first‑century competency. This study explored scientific temper among adolescents in Ladakh, contrasting rural and urban settings. A purposive sample of 100 students (50 urban, 50 rural) was assessed with the Scientific Temper Scale (STS‑2010). Descriptive statistics (percentages, means, standard deviations) and an independent samples t‑test were used for analysis. The results revealed that on levels of scientific temper both Rural and Urban adolescents differ significantly. Further, when comparing urban and rural somewhat displayed similar results. Nevertheless, overall composite mean scores for urban adolescents was 34.16 and 30.44 for rural adolescents, t-value is 0.00 which was not significant at level of 0.01 or 0.05, despite insignificant results overall mean scores favours the urban adolescents on scientific temper. [This paper was published in "Ad Eduxian Journal" v3 n2 p75-82 2026.] |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | ED680232 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Scientific temper the disposition to think logically, question sensibly, and seek evidence is highlighted in India's National Education Policy 2020 as a core twenty‑first‑century competency. This study explored scientific temper among adolescents in Ladakh, contrasting rural and urban settings. A purposive sample of 100 students (50 urban, 50 rural) was assessed with the Scientific Temper Scale (STS‑2010). Descriptive statistics (percentages, means, standard deviations) and an independent samples t‑test were used for analysis. The results revealed that on levels of scientific temper both Rural and Urban adolescents differ significantly. Further, when comparing urban and rural somewhat displayed similar results. Nevertheless, overall composite mean scores for urban adolescents was 34.16 and 30.44 for rural adolescents, t-value is 0.00 which was not significant at level of 0.01 or 0.05, despite insignificant results overall mean scores favours the urban adolescents on scientific temper. [This paper was published in "Ad Eduxian Journal" v3 n2 p75-82 2026.] |
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