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Children's Science Curiosity Scale (CSCS)

Supplemental Information:

n/a

Assessment Type:

30 5-point-scale items

Scale:

5-point scale (strongly agree, agree, uncertain, disagree, strongly disagree)

Publication Date:

Nov 07, 2008

Respondent:

Initial study: 5th graders

Domain(s) Evaluated:

Engagement, Attitude

Sample items:

Please read the following statements and circle the choice that most truthfully tells how you feel about the statement.

1.	Science magazines and stories are interesting.	strongly disagree	disagree	uncertain	agree	strongly agree
8.	I would like to know what causes wind.	strongly disagree	disagree	uncertain	agree	strongly agree

Reliability:

internal consistency: 0.85 (for 36-items) test-retest: 0.67-0.69

Validity:

Concurrent validity: 0.64 Construct validity: 0.77 For criticism of validity see: Gardner, P.L. (1987). Comments on "Toward the Development of a Children's Science Curiosity Scale," Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 24(2), 175-176.

Frequency:

frequently

Administration time:

15 minutes

Requires a Computer:

Requires Internet Access:

Primary reference:

Harty, H. & Beall, D. (1984). Toward the development of a children's science curiosity measure. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 21(4), 425-436.