Effect of Attitude on Secondary School Physics Students' Performance in Physics as a Subject

Abstract

This paper aims at unraveling the relationship between a student’s attitude towards Physics and his or her performance in the subject The findings indicate that there is a very straw relationship between a student's attitude towards physics and his or her performance. While students with positive attitude towards physics are high achievers, those with negative attitude towards the subject are low achievers. Some causes of negative attitude towards a subject have been discussed. Conclusively. and in the light of the research findings, the paper recommends some remedial measures for enhancing high performance.