Revised Women in Science Scale (WISS-R)

Women in Science Scale-Revised (WiSS-R) is a revised version of the original tool - Women in Science Scale (WiSS), a 27-item Likert type scale created by Erb & Smith in 1984. For reference, please see Erb, T. O., & Smith, W. S. (1984). Validation of the Attitude Toward Women in Science Scale for Early Adolescents. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 21, 391–397.

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by anonymous, Armenia Country Director , Project Harmony - U.S. NGO,

I think this is a great instrument to explore youth approaches/tendencies towards women in science. I like its simplicity and user-friendly character. The sample statements are very clear. The timing of the questionnaire is just very precise. The limited timing…
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by anonymous, student, ,

The the language and length of the tool make it accessible to students of all ages. I particularly like how some of the questions are reverse-scored which allows the person/people administering the WISS-R to identify students who report contradictory sentiments.…
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by anonymous, Youth Deveopment Advisor, University of California,

While I found the content of the survey to be very interesting and in some ways provocative, I wonder how ethnicity factors into how students respond. I would be concerned about using this tool with students of multiple cultures, as…
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