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ERIC Number: EJ394189
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Interest in Biology. Part I: A Multidimensional Construct.
Gardner, Paul L.; Tamir, Pinchas
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v26 n5 p409-23 May 1989
Discusses instruments for measuring interest in biology: "Interest in Science Topics"; "Learning Mode Preference"; "Interest in Scientific Activities"; "Activities Motives Inventory"; "Interest in Social Aspects of Science"; "Career Orientation Inventory"; and "Attitude toward Biology Study." Concludes that interest in biology may be conceptualized in three components: topic, activity, and motive. (YP)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Biology, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries, Science Activities, Science Careers, Science Interests, Science Tests, Secondary School Science, Test Construction, Test Validity, Tests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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