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Bauer, Christopher F. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2008
The development of a 20-item semantic differential assessment instrument for measuring student attitudes toward the subject of chemistry is described (Attitude toward the Subject of Chemistry Inventory-ASCI). Instrument subscales and survey items pertain to interest and utility, anxiety, intellectual accessibility, emotional satisfaction, and…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Student Attitudes, Semantics, Chemistry

Gardner, P. L. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1987
Discusses the complicating effects of ambivalence on the validity of science attitude measurement scales. Cites studies indicating that the positive and negative effects about a particular psychological object are not necessarily bipolar. Suggests the use of factor analysis to check dimensionality in instruments. (TW)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Factor Analysis, Forced Choice Technique, Item Analysis