Attitude Toward Science in School Assessment (ATSSA)

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Assessment Type:

14 items

Scale:

5-point Likert scale

Publication Date:

Dec 02, 2010

Respondent:

7th and 8th grade students

Domain(s) Evaluated:

Attitude

Sample items:

Reliability:

Cronbach alpha= .94

Validity:

Initially, the instrument had 34 questions, but after several grueling validation processes, the tool was pruned down to 14 questions. Total Variance ranged between 59.2 -69.8. Item correlation ranged from .61 to .89

Frequency:

rarely

Administration time:

10 minutes

Requires a Computer:

No

Requires Internet Access:

No

Primary reference:

Germann, P. J. (1988). Development of the Attitude toward science in school assessment and its use to investigate the relationship between science achievement and attitude toward science in school. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 25(8), 689-703.

Comments:

STEM Criteria

Science

Yes

Technology

No

Engineering

No

Math

No