| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺南大學 === 材料科學系自然科學教育碩士班 === 98 === This study aimed to explore the cognitive attitude of GMO and the teaching belief of elementary school teachers at four different cities and counties in southern Taiwan. The purpose of the study was as follows： First of all, it explored if there was a significant difference in elementary school teachers’ cognitive attitude of GMO and their teaching belief. Secondly, it explored the correlation between elementary school teachers’ cognitive attitude of GMO and their teaching belief. Thirdly, it based on the findings of the study, suggestions for instruction were provided.
The subjects for the study were teachers at elementary schools at both Tainan and Kaohsiung areas. The subjects were asked to fill in a questionnaire that inquired about their cognitive attitude of GMO, their teaching attitudes and beliefs. Six hundred and fifty-three questionnaires were distributed and collected. Descriptive statistics, independent T-test, One-way ANOVA and Pearson’s correlative test were used to analyze the data yielded from the questionnaires. The major findings were summarized as follows:
(1) Teachers’ cognition of GMO as a whole was low.
(2) Cognition of GMO varied significantly with teachers’ sex, educational background, subject major, years of teaching, size and location of schools and the subject they teach at school.
(3) Teachers’ cognitive attitude of GMO was positive.
(4) Teachers’ cognitive attitude of GMO varied significantly with sex, age, years of teaching, size and location of schools.
(5) Teachers’ cognitive attitude of GMO was remarkably positive.
(6) Teachers’ teaching belief of GMO varied significantly with educational background, years of teaching and school location.
(7) There was a positive correlation between GMO attitude and belief.
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