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Navarro, Marianela; Förster, Carla; González, Caterina; González-Pose, Paulina – International Journal of Science Education, 2016
Understanding attitudes toward science and measuring them remain two major challenges for science teaching. This article reviews the concept of attitudes toward science and their measurement. It subsequently analyzes the psychometric properties of the "Test of Science-Related Attitudes" (TOSRA), such as its construct validity, its…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scientific Attitudes, Psychometrics, Science Tests
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Vazquez-Alonso, Angel; Manassero-Mas, Maria-Antonia – International Journal of Science Education, 1999
Suggests improvements for implementation of the "Views on Science-Technology-Society" instrument. Analyzes the scaling properties of some scoring procedures within the unique response model and discusses ways to produce "best fidelity" measurements. Presents a multiple-response model that could take advantage of all the…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Evaluation Problems, Higher Education
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Gray, T. G. F. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 1987
Reports on a study in which students in a first-year engineering materials class were asked to grade their own examinations, and those of others. Comparisons were then made to the same papers graded by their teachers. (TW)
Descriptors: College Science, Engineering Education, Higher Education, Measurement Objectives
National Evaluation Systems, Inc., Amherst, MA. – 1981
The Connecticut Assessment of Educational Progress (CAEP) is a continuing program designed to measure the efficiency of educational programs offered by public schools. During 1979-80, grades 4, 8, 11 were tested in science. The assessment goals were: to provide information on the quality of education in Connecticut; to collect and compare data…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Testing, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education