Analysis of Research Attitudes of Engineering Students
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https://doi.org/10.53469/jerp.2025.07(01).14Keywords:
Students, Research, Research Attitude, factor analysisAbstract
This study is undertaken to analyze Students Attitude towards Research especially of Engineering Students studying in various Institutes which are affiliated to RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur. Detail investigation of earlier research conducted on research attitude and various attributes of Research Attitude were compiled and Factor Analysis applied to extract the important responsible factors. Additionally descriptive statistics and inferential analysis were applied to have a clear picture and better understanding of Students Attitude towards research. All the responses were analysed by applying mean, Man Whitney U Test and Kruskal Wallis H Test. It is surprising to observe that the students have a negative attitude towards research. It has been observed in this study that Research Attitude has no correlation with Gender, however the research anxiety varies with males and females and as predicted those with a good CGPA displayed a high positive attitude towards research.
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