Development of an Instrument to Assess Views on Nature of Science and Attitudes toward Teaching Science

Autor/in	Chen, Sufen
Titel	Development of an Instrument to Assess Views on Nature of Science and Attitudes toward Teaching Science
Quelle	In: Science Education, 90 (2006) 5, S.803-819 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8326
DOI	10.1002/sce.20147
Schlagwörter	Questionnaires; Outcomes of Education; Educational Objectives; Field Tests; Correlation; Scientific Principles; Science Instruction; Teaching Methods; Evaluation Methods; Teacher Attitudes; College Students; Science Teachers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fragebogen; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Praxisübung; Korrelation; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrerverhalten; Collegestudent; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende
Abstract	This article describes the development and field test of an instrument, the Views on Science and Education Questionnaire, designed to measure participants' concepts of the nature of science (NOS) and relevant teaching attitudes. The questionnaire includes 15 questions, each followed by several items representing different philosophical positions. Participants rank each item on a five-point scale. The items were empirically based and described from the learners' perspectives, but the issues and subcategories covered were validated by a panel of experts. The latest version was administered to 302 college students. Combined conceptions and conflicting thoughts about NOS were detected. Furthermore, the instrument achieved a test-retest correlation coefficient of 0.82. The questionnaire is a valid and practical tool that can be used to determine participants' conceptions and attitudes toward teaching NOS. With this instrument, science educators and teachers can conduct comparison studies and relate views of NOS to other measurable educational outcomes. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10