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Area of Science:

  • Science Education
  • Educational Psychology

Background:

  • Science educators assess student learning (knowing, applying, problem-solving) and attitudes.
  • Student science attitudes (feelings, predispositions) impact learning and instructional intervention effectiveness.
  • Measuring attitudes presents unique challenges in validity, reliability, and statistical analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review techniques for quantifying college students' attitudes toward science.
  • To discuss best practices for analyzing and interpreting science attitude data.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of scholarship of teaching and learning research.
  • Description of common quantitative techniques for attitude measurement.
  • Discussion of statistical analysis and interpretation best practices.

Main Results:

  • Common techniques for quantifying science attitudes are identified.
  • Best practices for statistical analysis and interpretation of attitude data are presented.

Conclusions:

  • Accurate measurement and analysis of student science attitudes are crucial for evaluating instructional interventions.
  • This review provides a guide for educators on best practices in science attitude assessment.