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Hacieminoglu, Esme; Yilmaz-Tüzün, Özgül; Ertepinar, Hamide – Education 3-13, 2014
The purposes of this study were to develop and validate an instrument for assessing elementary students' nature of science (NOS) views and to explain the elementary school students' NOS views, in terms of varying grade levels and gender. The sample included 782 students enrolled in sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. Exploratory factor analysis…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Scientific Principles, Test Construction, Program Validation
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Kuo, Che-Yu; Wu, Hsin-Kai; Jen, Tsung-Hau; Hsu, Ying-Shao – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
The potential of computer-based assessments for capturing complex learning outcomes has been discussed; however, relatively little is understood about how to leverage such potential for summative and accountability purposes. The aim of this study is to develop and validate a multimedia-based assessment of scientific inquiry abilities (MASIA) to…
Descriptors: Multimedia Materials, Program Development, Program Validation, Test Construction
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Velayutham, Sunitadevi; Aldridge, Jill; Fraser, Barry – International Journal of Science Education, 2011
Students' motivational beliefs and self-regulatory practices have been identified as instrumental in influencing the engagement of students in the learning process. An important aim of science education is to empower students by nurturing the belief that they can succeed in science learning and to cultivate the adaptive learning strategies…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Construct Validity, Grade 8, Science Education
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Susana C. Marques; J. L. Pais-Ribeiro; Shane J. Lopez – School Psychology International, 2009
The article describes the development of the Portuguese version of the Children's Hope Scale and the examination of its psychometric properties. A sample of 367 Portuguese students completed the Portuguese-language versions of the Children's Hope Scale (CHS; Snyder et al., 1997), Students' Life Satisfaction Scale (SLSS; Huebner, 1991), Global…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Translation, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals)
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Aoyama, Kazuhiro; Stephens, Max – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2003
Many educators and researchers are trying to define statistical literacy for the 21st century. Kimura, a Japanese science educator, has suggested that a key task of statistical literacy is the ability to extract qualitative information from quantitative information, and/or to create new information from qualitative and quantitative information.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Program Validation, Item Analysis