Perceptions on Nuclear Energy of Grade 9 Students of Congressional Integrated High School
Keywords:
Nuclear Energy, Alternative Energy Sources, Grade 9 Science, PerceptionsAbstract
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this study is to describe Grade 9 students' perceptions on nuclear energy and the effects of integrating binding energy and nuclear energy in the last part of Module 1: Electronic Structure of Matter in quarter 2, Chemistry of Grade 9 Science.
METHODS
This study followed a descriptive pre-test post-test research design. A descriptive method was used to describe students' mental images of nuclear energy before and after the intervention. Quantitative data was gathered through pre-test and post-test to describe the changes in students' knowledge of nuclear energy and other related concepts.
RESULTS
It was found out through illustrations that the most frequent perception of nuclear energy is an atomic bomb, with 22 illustrations (58%) includes or solely presents a bomb.
DISCUSSIONS
A month after the two-day intervention of basic nuclear science in classroom discussion, the most frequent depictions are 19 illustrations of power plant (42%) and association to bomb is reduced to 11 illustrations (29%).
