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Effects of Volunteer Biases in Studies of Sexual Behavior and Attitudes
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Kaats, Gilbert R.; Davis, Keith E. – Journal of Sex Research, 1971
There are no differences between volunteers and nonvolunteers among subjects who completed questionnaires on sexual behaviors. However, as compared to nonvolunteers, volunteers who participated in further research reported more liberal sexual attitudes. Data does not support view that recent changes in sexual behavior are reflection o changes in…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior Patterns, Instrumentation, Measurement
Managerial Careers, Male-Female Outcome Importance and Instrumentalities: A Note of Pessimism
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Muczyk, Jan P.; Schuler, Randall S. – College Student Journal, 1975
This research examined whether the "will to manage" is diminishing by use of the instrumentality theory of motivation. Measures of outcome importance and the instrumentality of a managerial career in attaining the outcomes were determined. Results supported the hypothesis that the "will to manage" is declining. (Author)
Descriptors: Attitudes, College Students, Instrumentation, Managerial Occupations
The Assessment of Attitudes Toward Physical, Mental, and Social Differences
Linkowski, Donald C.; Jaques, Marceline E. – Rehabil Counseling Bull, 1969
Results of comparing CAAS with other attitude scales suggests that CAAS may be valid for assessing affective attitudes. Statistical data tables included. (Author)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Attitudes, Factor Analysis, Instrumentation
Development of a Science Attitude Scale for Spanish-Speaking Populations
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Anderson, Elaine J.; Herrera, Deyanira Barnett – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1976
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Attitudes, Educational Research, Instrumentation
The Development and Field Testing of an Inventory of Humanistic Attitudes towards Science Teaching.
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Bratt, Marvin; DeVito, Alfred – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1978
An instrument to assess specific attitudes toward humanistic teaching strategies as well as toward science teaching was designed. (Author/GA)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Educational Research, Evaluation, Higher Education
Designing a Likert-Type Scale to Assess Attitude toward Metrication.
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Shrigley, Robert L.; Trueblood, Cecil R. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1979
Describes the design of an instrument to measure the attitudes of teachers toward metrication, and reports on its reliability and validity. (GA)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Educational Research, Higher Education, Instrumentation
Attitudes to Science.
Brown, Sally – 1971
This Likert-type attitude questionnaire was developed to evaluate the attitudes of secondary school students toward science. The questionnaire contains 5 subscales each comprising 12 item (6 positive, 6 negative). The subscales relate to the following 5 attitude objectives: interrelationship between sciences, relationship of science to other…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Attitudes, Educational Research, Evaluation
The Development of an Instrument for Determining the Nature of Elementary School Children's Environmental Decisions.
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Voelker, Alan M.; Horvat, Robert E. – 1974
This report describes the formulation of a conceptual base for conducting research on elementary school children's orientation toward their environment and details procedures for developing a battery of instruments for measuring these orientations. A definition of environmental orientations is formulated. This definition is used to focus…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Decision Making, Development, Educational Research
Attitude Assessment in Science and Technology. Occasional Paper.
Page, R. L.; And Others – 1979
This paper, intended as an introduction to attitude scale construction, outlines the theory behind attitude measurement and describes the Thurstone and Likert methods of attitude scale construction. The methodology is illustrated with examples from the construction of a scale the authors developed to measure attitudes to technology and industry.…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Attitude Measures, Attitudes, Industry