Attitudes toward Science: Measurement and Psychometric Properties of the Test of Science-Related Attitudes for Its Use in Spanish-Speaking Classrooms

Autor/inn/en	Navarro, Marianela; Förster, Carla; González, Caterina; González-Pose, Paulina
Titel	Attitudes toward Science: Measurement and Psychometric Properties of the Test of Science-Related Attitudes for Its Use in Spanish-Speaking Classrooms
Quelle	In: International Journal of Science Education, 38 (2016) 9, S.1459-1482 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch; spanisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0950-0693
DOI	10.1080/09500693.2016.1195521
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Scientific Attitudes; Psychometrics; Science Tests; Discriminant Analysis; Test Validity; Test Reliability; Secondary School Students; Gender Differences; Student Attitudes; Comparative Analysis; Factor Analysis; Measurement Objectives; Measurement Techniques; Attitude Measures; Likert Scales; Nonparametric Statistics; Statistical Analysis; Chile (Santiago); Test of Science Related Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Diskriminanzanalyse; Testvalidität; Testreliabilität; Sekundarschüler; Geschlechterkonflikt; Schülerverhalten; Faktorenanalyse; Messtechnik; Likert-Skala; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Understanding attitudes toward science and measuring them remain two major challenges for science teaching. This article reviews the concept of attitudes toward science and their measurement. It subsequently analyzes the psychometric properties of the "Test of Science-Related Attitudes" (TOSRA), such as its construct validity, its discriminant and concurrent validity, and its reliability. The evidence presented suggests that TOSRA, in its Spanish-adapted version, has adequate construct validity regarding its theoretical referents, as well as good indexes of reliability. In addition, it determines the attitudes toward science of secondary school students in Santiago de Chile (n = 664) and analyzes the sex variable as a differentiating factor in such attitudes. The analysis by sex revealed low-relevance gender difference. The results are contrasted with those obtained in English-speaking countries. This TOSRA sample showed good psychometric parameters for measuring and evaluating attitudes toward science, which can be used in classrooms of Spanish-speaking countries or with immigrant populations with limited English proficiency. (A test is appended in Spanish.) (As Provided).
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