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ERIC Number: EJ382863
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
An Analysis of Four Ways of Assessing Student Beliefs about STS Topics.
Aikenhead, Glen S.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v25 n8 p607-29 Nov 1988
Explores the sources of beliefs about science-technology-society topics and investigates the degree of ambiguity harbored by four different response modes, such as Likert-type, written paragraph, semistructured interview, and empirically developed multiple choice. Finds that mass media have a greater impact than science classes. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Beliefs, Foreign Countries, Science and Society, Science Education, Scientific Literacy, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Test Format, Test Results, Test Use, Test Validity, Testing, Tests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Canada