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ERIC Number: EJ078887
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1973
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Measuring Specific Interests in Biological, Physical and Earth Sciences in Intermediate Grade Levels
Skinner, Ray, Jr.; Barcikowski, Robert S.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 10, 2, 153-158, 73
Revised the Reed activities checklist to obtain an equal number of active and passive activities and an equal number of items representing interest in each field. Factor analysis of the present list among 2,137 seventh and eighth grade students supported the conclusion that science interest is not unindimensional. (CC)
Descriptors: Biology, Earth Science, Educational Research, Interest Inventories, Intermediate Grades, Measurement Instruments, Physical Sciences, Student Characteristics, Student Interests
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