A study on knowledge and attitude of different level of education regarding biotechnology application in Malacca / Mohd Nazli Ayub

A study on knowledge and attitude of different level of education regarding biotechnology application in Malacca / Mohd Nazli Ayub

Biotechnology is one of the five cores technologies that will drive the transformation of Malaysia into a leading industrial country by 2020. According to the theory of decision-makers, one has only to shape attitudes toward technology and applications after they receive the relevant information. Th...

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Main Author: Ayub, Mohd Nazli Ayub
Format: Student Project
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Plantation and Agrotechnology 2015
Online Access:http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16981/
http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16981/2/PPb_MOHD%20NAZLI%20AYUB%20AT%2015_5.pdf
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spelling uitm-169812019-08-15T07:59:11Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16981/ A study on knowledge and attitude of different level of education regarding biotechnology application in Malacca / Mohd Nazli Ayub Ayub, Mohd Nazli Ayub Biotechnology is one of the five cores technologies that will drive the transformation of Malaysia into a leading industrial country by 2020. According to the theory of decision-makers, one has only to shape attitudes toward technology and applications after they receive the relevant information. Therefore it is important to assess the knowledge and attitudes of students towards biotechnological applications. Today's students must be alert with the risks and benefits of biotechnology to make intelligent decisions about science are for them and future generations. The purpose of this survey is to assess the knowledge and attitudes of djfferent education levels in Melaka for biotechnological applications. A survey was conducted 011 176 respondents from different educational levels students from secondary school, diploma I integral / matriculation / pre-university, undergraduate and master and higher. The results showed an overall mean score for knowledge of biotechnology applications in which high school is the highest in comparison with the level of education among others. This is a surprising result because it is expected the master level knowledge of biotechnology applications have the higher awareness. In addition, positive reaction showed in the attitudes towards biotechnology application. ANOVA was used to show the different between knowledge and attitudes of the different levels of education to biotechnology applications. Faculty of Plantation and Agrotechnology 2015 Student Project NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16981/2/PPb_MOHD%20NAZLI%20AYUB%20AT%2015_5.pdf Ayub, Mohd Nazli Ayub (2015) A study on knowledge and attitude of different level of education regarding biotechnology application in Malacca / Mohd Nazli Ayub. [Student Project] (Unpublished)
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description Biotechnology is one of the five cores technologies that will drive the transformation of Malaysia into a leading industrial country by 2020. According to the theory of decision-makers, one has only to shape attitudes toward technology and applications after they receive the relevant information. Therefore it is important to assess the knowledge and attitudes of students towards biotechnological applications. Today's students must be alert with the risks and benefits of biotechnology to make intelligent decisions about science are for them and future generations. The purpose of this survey is to assess the knowledge and attitudes of djfferent education levels in Melaka for biotechnological applications. A survey was conducted 011 176 respondents from different educational levels students from secondary school, diploma I integral / matriculation / pre-university, undergraduate and master and higher. The results showed an overall mean score for knowledge of biotechnology applications in which high school is the highest in comparison with the level of education among others. This is a surprising result because it is expected the master level knowledge of biotechnology applications have the higher awareness. In addition, positive reaction showed in the attitudes towards biotechnology application. ANOVA was used to show the different between knowledge and attitudes of the different levels of education to biotechnology applications.
format Student Project
author Ayub, Mohd Nazli Ayub
spellingShingle Ayub, Mohd Nazli Ayub
A study on knowledge and attitude of different level of education regarding biotechnology application in Malacca / Mohd Nazli Ayub
author_facet Ayub, Mohd Nazli Ayub
author_sort Ayub, Mohd Nazli Ayub
title A study on knowledge and attitude of different level of education regarding biotechnology application in Malacca / Mohd Nazli Ayub
title_short A study on knowledge and attitude of different level of education regarding biotechnology application in Malacca / Mohd Nazli Ayub
title_full A study on knowledge and attitude of different level of education regarding biotechnology application in Malacca / Mohd Nazli Ayub
title_fullStr A study on knowledge and attitude of different level of education regarding biotechnology application in Malacca / Mohd Nazli Ayub
title_full_unstemmed A study on knowledge and attitude of different level of education regarding biotechnology application in Malacca / Mohd Nazli Ayub
title_sort study on knowledge and attitude of different level of education regarding biotechnology application in malacca / mohd nazli ayub
publisher Faculty of Plantation and Agrotechnology
publishDate 2015
url http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16981/
http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16981/2/PPb_MOHD%20NAZLI%20AYUB%20AT%2015_5.pdf
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