Tycker de olika?
En kvantitativ undersökning av gymnasieungdomars syn på och attityder till svenskämnet med avseende på programkaraktär
Attitude towards Swedish as a subjectSwedish at upper secondary schoolThe aim of Swedish as a subjectThe content of Swedish as a subject.Attityd till svenskämnetSvenska på gymnasietSvenskämnets syfteSvenskämnets innehåll.
The main purpose of this study has been to survey the pupils? general comprehension of the content and aim of Swedish as a subject in upper secondary school and their attitude towards the subject. Furthermore the study aims at discerning whether there is a distinguishable difference between programmes with vocational and academic character.The study is based on the results of 101 answers from students in an opinion poll handed out at a Western Swedish upper secondary school. Throughout the analysis the results of the two programme groups have been weighed against each other. The result of the survey shows that:? The understanding of the aim and content of Swedish at upper secondary school is acceptable as a whole. One quarter of the students show a very good comprehension.? The pupils? general attitude towards the subject is fairly positive.? There is a clearly discernable difference between the vocational programmes and the academic ones with regard to the comprehension of the subject?s aim. Vocational pupils generally show a weaker understanding than the academic pupils do.? There is an equivalent difference between the groups when looking at the comprehension of the content of Swedish as a subject.? The differences in attitude towards Swedish as a subject follow the pattern of the pupils? comprehension. The pupils from the academic programmes generally have a more positive attitude. This pattern shows true for both attitudes with cognitive basis and for the ones based on emotion.