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Smith, Jeffrey K.; Krajkovich, Joseph G. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1979
The Image of Science and Scientists Scale was developed to assess high school students' attitudes toward science as a field of study. Reliability and three types of validity evidence are reported for the scale. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Measures, Grade 9, High Schools

Dekkers, John – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1979
Consistent with the inquiry training goals of the Foundational Approaches in Sceince Teaching program, participants favored laboratory work and field work over individual projects, discussion, and reading assignments; they preferred critical questioning to: recall, principles and explanations, and practical applications. Preference differed for…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Foreign Countries, Inquiry, Junior High Schools