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Title: Analysis of the Influence of Different Factors on the Attitudes towards Science among Veterinary Students
Language: English
Authors: Rafael Althaus (ORCID 0000-0002-9460-9946), Joan J. Solaz-Portolés (ORCID 0000-0003-4690-6556), José Javier Verdugo-Perona (ORCID 0000-0003-2618-2300), Yolanda Echegoyen-Sanz (ORCID 0000-0002-3729-460X)
Source: European Journal of STEM Education. 2026 11(1).
Availability: Lectito Journals. Wassenaarseweb 20, 2596 CH, The Hague, The Netherlands. Tel: 31-70-2190600; e-mail: info@lectitojournals.com; Web site: http://www.lectitopublishing.nl
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 8
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Scientific Attitudes, Metacognition, Self Efficacy, Scientific Principles, Gender Differences, Veterinary Medical Education, Knowledge Level, Foreign Countries, Trust (Psychology), Scientific Methodology, College Students
Geographic Terms: Argentina
ISSN: 2468-1954
2468-4368
Abstract: Attitudes towards science can influence students' academic performance. Therefore, the objectives of this study are to assess attitudes towards science and the impact on them of metacognitive strategies, self-efficacy, learning processes, trust in science, understanding of the nature of science, and gender. Quantitative ex post facto research was carried out with 147 Argentine first-year veterinary students. Four previously designed and validated questionnaires were used to assess each of the study variables. The scores obtained and the correlation, multiple regression, and mediation analyses suggest that: a) attitudes towards science were mediocre, and neither gender nor knowledge about the nature of science had a significant effect on them; b) monitoring, evaluation and planning of learning, and trust in science were the variables that most influenced the variability of these attitudes; and c) constructivist connectivity, science learning self-efficacy, learning risks awareness, and control of concentration had significant indirect effects on attitudes towards science.
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Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: EJ1505178
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