Dimensions of scientific literacy with regard to a theoretical definition were inferred for a group of science oriented persons, a group of nonscience oriented persons, and the two groups combined. Comparisons of the strength of agreement of the two groups, and of subgroups of the two groups, with the inferred dimensions were made. The sample…

The purpose of this study was to identify and compare concepts of the ideal role and functions with the actual role and functions of the reading specialist. The public elementary reading specialists, classroom teachers, principals, and reading supervisors of Franklin County, Ohio, served as subjects. A Q-sort instrument was used for gathering the…

The purposes of this study were to construct a general science cognitive preference test instrument, construct an alternative form of the Marks Cognitive Preference Test: High School Chemistry, and to determine the extent of agreement between the two instruments. The instruments were administered to 448 chemistry students. Two shortened forms of…