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ERIC Number: EJ371104
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Designing the Nuclear Energy Attitude Scale.
Calhoun, Lawrence; And Others
Science Education, v72 n2 p157-74 Apr 1988
Presents a refined method for designing a valid and reliable Likert-type scale to test attitudes toward the generation of electricity from nuclear energy. Discusses various tests of validity that were used on the nuclear energy scale. Reports results of administration and concludes that the test is both reliable and valid. (CW)
Descriptors: Affective Measures, College Science, Energy Education, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education, Nuclear Power Plants, Reliability, Science Education, Scientific Attitudes, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Surveys, Test Validity, Tests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Likert Scales; Science Education Research