Habiddin, Yahmin, Rini Retnosari, Muarifin, Anne Nailul Aziz, Isnatul Husniah, Lathiful Anwar
This paper describes the first-year chemistry students' attitude towards chemistry subject. 49 first-year students participated in the study. A set of questionnaire consisted of 30 statements was applied to map chemistry students' attitude towards chemistry. The Likert scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree) was employed in each statement. The study revealed a strong belief among most first-year chemistry students that chemistry knowledge contributes significantly to their daily life. The students declared a positive attitude towards chemistry in term of the importance, usability, attractive and relevance of chemistry. For the difficulty aspect, the students exhibited a neutral attitude. © 2020 Author(s).
Department of Chemistry, Universitas Negeri Malang, Semarang Street, No. 5, Malang East Java, Indonesia; Sports Science Faculty, Universitas Negeri Malang, Semarang Street, No. 5, Malang East Java, Indonesia; Faculty of Science and Engineering, Science Education and Communication, University of Groningen, Netherlands
