@article {755, title = {THE EFFECT OF LOWER-SECONDARY CHEMISTRY EDUCATION: STUDENTS{\textquoteright} UNDERSTANDING TO THE NATURE OF CHEMISTRY AND THEIR ATTITUDES}, journal = {Journal of Baltic Science Education}, volume = {18}, year = {2019}, month = {April/2019}, pages = {Continuous}, type = {Original article}, chapter = {286-299}, abstract = {This research follows the previous study examining the effect of chemistry education on students{\textquoteright} perception and understanding to the nature of chemistry (NoC) as well as their attitudes towards it as a school subject. Grade 9 students (N = 282) at the end of their compulsory schooling were given a set of open-ended questions focused on their understanding to NoC, perception of chemistry topics{\textquoteright} importance, topics the students found interesting and their evaluation of chemistry as a school subject. The answers were analysed using the open coding approach. It is possible to conclude most of the students do not have a clear idea about the nature of chemistry. Students assess chemistry as a school subject in the middle of the 5 point Likert scale. The results of this research offer the background for a more complex analysis of effects influencing students{\textquoteright}s conception of chemistry and its subject matter.}, keywords = {chemistry education, education effectiveness, interest in science, students{\textquoteright} attitudes}, issn = {1648-3898}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.33225/jbse/19.18.286}, url = {http://oaji.net/articles/2019/987-1554359947.pdf}, author = {Martin Rusek and Vlastimil Chytr{\'y} and Linda Honskusov{\'a}} }