Secondary science teachers and students attitudes' toward Microcomputer-Based Laboratory , MBL,  and the status of its use  / Fahad Suliman Aishaya

The purpose of this study was to determine secondary science teachers and students' attitudes toward Microcomputer-Based Laboratory , MBL,  in seven educational districts in Saudi Arabia , Makkah, Maddina, Riyadh, Western province, Qassim, Assir, and Jazan, . A sample consisting of 118 teachers and 580 students responded to survey instruments designed by the author. The teacher and student instrument consisted of two sections. First section purposed to determine teachers and students attitudes toward MBL with respect to MBL's setup and usage, enhancing learning and teaching of science, and affecting teachers and students' attitudes toward science and computers. The second section used to determine the extent of MBL use and to collect personal information as educational district, computer skills, science course, and student' level, The results of this study indicated that: - 62.3% of teachers have used MBL at least one time, while 37.7 did not use it at all. - Teachers and students alike have overall positive attitudes toward MBL especially with respect to affecting teachers and students' attitudes toward science and computers. - Significant differences in teachers attitudes toward MBL with respect to MBL's setup and usage, enhancing learning and teaching science, and general attitudes were found with different educational districts. - Significant differences in students' attitudes toward MBL were found with different educational districts. - Significant differences in teachers and students' attitudes toward MBL were found with different computer skills. - No significant differences in teachers' attitudes toward MBL were found with different science courses , Physics, chemistry, and biology, .