Development and validation of an instrument to assess Chinese upper-level elementary students’ attitudes towards science
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21589903 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shuchen Guo (0000-0001-9536-5261, Nanjing Normal University), Enshan Liu (0000-0001-7032-034X, Beijing Normal University, corresponding author), Cheng Liu (0009-0000-8779-6977, Beijing Normal University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 14 |
| Pages | 2374-2401 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-22 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Science Education, Part B (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2154-8455 • E-ISSN: 2154-8463 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09500693.2021.1963879 |
| OpenAlex | W3196754152 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 60 |
The aim of this study was to develop an instrument to measure upper-level Chinese elementary students’ attitudes towards science by addressing problems with existing ones, as highlighted in the literature. The theoretical framework was drawn from the ABC model, which defines attitudes towards science as consisting of affective, behavioural, and cognitive domains in the study. Instrument development was performed through expert review, small-scale pilot tests and student interviews, large-scale field tests and validation. Factor analysis and Rasch analysis provided reliability and validity evidence. According to the results of the first round of the field test, changes were made to the items and the response category in the second round of the development procedure. The final instrument demonstrated good psychometric properties and consisted of four dimensions: enjoyment of science learning, self-efficacy in science learning, value of science learning and intention to learn and do science
Developmental psychology · Item analysis · Item response theory · Mathematics education · Psychometrics · Rasch model · Science education · Science learning · Test validity · Animal and Plant Science Education · Mathematics · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology · Science Education and Pedagogy
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| Citations per year | 0.75 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |