Return Rate

Total number completed 591 (284 boys, 307 girls)

Year Group
6*
7
9

Boys
82
87
115

Girls
77
86
144

* More yr 6 questionnaires were submitted after this analysis was done.

Questions about doing investigations and practical work in science
Significant differences are highlighted in yellow
Questions
Do you like
Learning science by doing investigations?
Finding out what happens when you do an investigation?

Responses

Year group differences

Gender differences

Yes
Yes

Y9 most positive
Y9 most positive

Boys most positive

Boys most positive

Planning an investigation and then carrying it out?

Working with other pupils when you do investigations?

Neutral
Yes

Y9 most positive
Y9 most positive

No
Boys most positive

Talking about science questions about who you talk to and what you talk about to help you learn science
Most frequent responses indicated by X, significant differences are highlighted in yellow
Questions
During science lessons do you
Get the chance to talk to other pupils?
Do other pupils explain their ideas to you?

Very
often

Often

Sometimes Almost
never

X
X

Never

Year group
differences

Gender
differences

Question your teacher if an activity confuses you?

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column 1

Help your teacher to plan what you are going to learn?

Help your teacher to decide which activities are best for
you?
Explain your ideas to other pupils?

X
X
X

Help your teacher to plan which activities you do?

Ask other pupils to explain their ideas to you?

Ask your teacher why do I have to learn this?

X
X

Tell your teacher your opinions about activities?

other pupils ask you to explain your ideas?

help your teacher to assess your learning?

X
X

question the way you are being taught?

Talk with other pupils about how to solve problems?

X
X

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What I think about science

Most frequent responses indicated by X, significant differences are highlighted in yellow
Questions

Strongly
agree

Agree

I would like to be a scientist

I think science and technology do more good than
harm in the world

Not sure

Disagree Strongly Year group

disagree differences
X

I like to watch science programmes on TV

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column 1

I usually understand the science we do in school

Science is one of my favourite subjects in school

I enjoy reading books and stories about science and
scientists
I think science is a difficult subject

I think school science clubs are a good idea

I am looking forward to doing science next year

X
X

I think we learn interesting things in science lessons

Gender
differences
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columns 2 and
3
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X
X

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I think science lessons are boring

I would like to do more science at school

I think I am good at science

I think science and technology make our lives better

I think we have to do too much writing in science

lessons

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Responses to open ended question The main things that I like about science lessons are ...
The most common response was practical work or reference to doing experiments.
Other common categories were working with others, particular topics, bangs and nothing!
Preliminary analysis indicates that many more girls than boys put working with others as a reason for liking science lessons.
Percentages of pupils in each year group writing working with others as a reason for liking science lessons
Year Group
6
7
9

Girls (%)
11
26
15

Boys (%)
0
5
6