Changes in Attitudes about the Relevance of Science (CARS)

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Assessment Type:

Likert type

Scale:

5-point Likert scale (strongly disagree, neutral, strongly agree)

Publication Date:

Oct 22, 2003

Respondent:

Middle and high School Students

Domain(s) Evaluated:

Attitude

Sample items:

Science can help me to make better choices about various things.
Learning science will have an effect on the way I vote in elections.

Reliability:

The Cronbach Alpha for all the forms is above.80

Validity:

Most items fit the difficulty estimates of Rasch model

Frequency:

rarely

Administration time:

20 minutes

Requires a Computer:

No

Requires Internet Access:

No

Primary reference:

Siegel, M. A., & Ranney, M. A. (2003). Developing the changes in attitude about the relevance of science (CARS) questionnaire and assessing two high school science classes. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 40(8), 757– 775.

Comments:

The tool has three versions of the instrument: A, B, and C; each version has 8 common questions and a total of 59 questions.

STEM Criteria

Science

Yes

Technology

No

Engineering

No

Math

No

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