Positions on science and religious beliefs across societies

Development of a research instrument and testing of its validity among high school students

Dados Bibliográficos

ID20403158
AutoresJosé-Luis Wolfs (0000-0003-4947-6512, Université Libre de Bruxelles), Coralie Delhaye (0000-0001-5215-6689, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium; Stanford University, USA, autor correspondente), Colin Leys (0000-0002-3832-3097), Cansu Altepe (0000-0003-2076-9506), Kevin Dini (0000-0002-8845-022X), Laurence Gauthier (0000-0002-0927-1937), Lucie Bertrand (0000-0002-4940-2954, Université Libre de Bruxelles)
Ano2022
Volume31
Fascículo4
Páginas394-409
Data de publicação2022-05-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPublic Understanding of Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0963-6625 • E-ISSN: 1361-6609
EditoraSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/09636625221075787
PMID35360981
OpenAlexW3214943648
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas25

Science education inclusive of learners’ cultures requires understanding how students position scientific knowledge with regard to identity-laden beliefs, such as religions. To address this need, we developed a research tool administered across linguistic and societal contexts. In this article, we present the conceptual frameworks the instrument articulates and draws upon. We then test the construct validity and internal consistency of its dimensions based on data collected from a main sample of 238 English-speaking American, Dutch and Norwegian students, all in their final year of compulsory school education, as well as from a secondary sample of 372 French-speaking Belgian students that we use to further discuss the results from the main sample. The results obtained through exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses and by Cronbach’s alpha analysis are consistent with our theoretical model. We discuss implications for the use of this instrument by researchers, as well as formal or informal science educators

Confirmatory factor analysis · Construct validity · Cronbach's alpha · Developmental psychology · Exploratory factor analysis · Mathematics education · Norwegian · Pedagogy · Psychometrics · Science education · Sociology · Structural equation modeling · Evolution and Science Education · Psychology · Religious Education and Schools · Science Education and Pedagogy · Social Psychology