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Raker, Jeffrey R.; Gibbons, Rebecca E.; Cruz-Ramírez de Arellano, Daniel – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2019
Affect is associated with success and persistence in STEM courses and degree programs. Measurement tools that produce valid and reliable data are essential to capturing the impact of evidenced-based instructional practices and reformed curricula on learning. We report the development of the Achievement Emotions Questionnaire for use in…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, STEM Education, Academic Achievement, Psychometrics
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Glynn, Shawn M. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2012
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is a comparative assessment of the achievement of students in many countries. In the present study, a rigorous independent evaluation was conducted of a representative sample of TIMSS science test items because item quality influences the validity of the scores used to inform…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Item Response Theory, Psychometrics, Science Tests
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Lichtenstein, Michael J.; Owen, Steven V.; Blalock, Cheryl L.; Liu, Yan; Ramirez, Kacy A.; Pruski, Linda A.; Marshall, Carolyn E.; Toepperwein, Mary Anne – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2008
The central purposes of this study were to review the development and evolution of the Scientific Attitude Inventory (SAI) and then reevaluate the psychometric properties of the revised form of the SAI, the Scientific Attitude Inventory II (SAI-II). The SAI-II was administered to a convenience sample of 543 middle and high school students from…
Descriptors: Scientific Attitudes, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis, Psychometrics
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Owen, Steven V.; Toepperwein, Mary Anne; Pruski, Linda A.; Blalock, Cheryl L.; Liu, Yan; Marshall, Carolyn E.; Lichtenstein, Michael J. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2007
The Women in Science Scale (WiSS) was first developed in 1984, and is still being used in contemporary studies, yet its psychometric properties have not been evaluated with current statistical methods. In this study, the WiSS was administered in its original 27-item form to 1,439 middle and high school students. Confirmatory factor analysis based…
Descriptors: Evaluation Research, Women Scientists, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals)