Abstract

This inquiry is focused on non-chemical vocational schools students’ attitudes towards chemistry. The aim is to find out and compare students’ attitudes at the beginning and at the end of the school year, i.e. right after their arrival at secondary school and after completing their chemistry education. The questionnaire used included three open questions and one question with a 1–5 scale. The results indicate an improvement in students’ conception of chemistry and also a positive shift in their perception of usefulness of chemistry for life. Nevertheless, the students assess chemistry with the school mark 3 (from 1 to 5 with 1 the best). At the end of the paper, possible steps to be taken in the future are mentioned in order to optimise chemistry education in the specific environment of non-chemical vocational schools.

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