Critics have concluded that paper-and-pencil science attitude measures are so flawed that the concept of science attitude should be rethought and new instruments and approaches to measuring science attitude should be devised. This study utilized student interviews to investigate student science attitudes (n=113 from grades 2, 5, 8, and 11) and…

Studies examining the topics of attitude and achievement, attitudes of males and females, and grade level and gender have produced a variety of inconsistent or weak results. This study investigated elements of science classrooms that are influential in forming the attitudes of students. The study used projective and cross-sex probes in two new…