Supplemental Information:
Assessment Type:
70 5-point scale items (10 questions from 7 subscales)
Scale:
5-point scale (strongly disagree, disagree, not sure, agree, strongly agree)
Publication Date:
Nov 07, 2008
Respondent:
Original study: 7th-10th graders
Domain(s) Evaluated:
Engagement, Attitude
Sample items:
I would prefer to do experiments than to read about them.
A job as a scientist would be interesting.
Reliability:
Cronbach's Alpha: 0.82
test-retest: 0.78
Validity:
present
Frequency:
frequently
Administration time:
45 minutes
Requires a Computer:
No
Requires Internet Access:
No
Primary reference:
Fraser, B.L. (1978). Development of a test of science-related attitudes. Science Education, 62, 509-515.
Comments:
Fraser also developed a second TOSRA. TOSRA2 is comprised of two 35-statement questionnaires (pretest/protest). It is used with adults and children.
The cross-cultural validity of TOSRA has been established in the US.
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