ERIC Number: EJ905327
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Aug
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-1380-3611
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The Construction of a Questionnaire to Evaluate the Science Orientedness of Students' Identities as Learners from a Cognitive Perspective
Taconis, Ruurd; de Putter-Smits, Lesley G. M.; Henry, Steven; den Brok, Perry J.; Beijaard, Douwe
Educational Research and Evaluation, v16 n4 p383-400 Aug 2010
Forming a science-oriented identity is considered a process underlying both interest and achievement in science education. A questionnaire is developed for describing "identities as learners" and evaluating their science orientedness. The instrument (k = 65) focuses on cognitive aspects. An internal coherence of .88 was found. Five subscales were defined that proved interrelated yet distinguishable. A pilot amongst 40 students from Dutch general secondary education showed that preferring science over non-science subjects and relatively high grades for sciences subjects were strongly correlated to science orientedness of the learner identity (r[subscript s] = 0.65; p less than 0.001). The results support the reliability and validity of the questionnaire but also point to the importance of identity as a central concept in studying science education. It is concluded that we made a promising step in constructing an instrument for monitoring the development of cognitive aspects of science-oriented identities during (innovative) science education. (Contains 1 note and 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Test Construction, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Questionnaires, Correlation, Cognitive Measurement, Attitude Measures, Student Attitudes, Secondary School Students, Science Education, Self Concept, Cultural Influences, Scientific Attitudes, Acculturation, Socialization, Personality Traits
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands
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