Beliefs about Science and School Science Questionnaire (BASSSQ)

Supplemental Information:

• BASSSQ_part_1.pdf (22.4 KB) download

Assessment Type:

self-report

Scale:

5-point Likert scale

Publication Date:

Oct 04, 2011

Respondent:

27 high-school science teachers

Domain(s) Evaluated:

Attitude

Sample items:

“Scientific inquiry starts with observations of nature” and “Scientific knowledge is tentative”

Reliability:

.51 - .71 for first two subscales

Validity:

construct validity established

Frequency:

rarely

Administration time:

10 minutes

Requires a Computer:

No

Requires Internet Access:

No

Primary reference:

Aldridge, J., Taylor, P.C., & Chen, C.C. (1997, March). Development, validation and use of the Beliefs About Science and School Science Questionnaire (BASSSQ). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research on Science Teaching, Chicago, Il.

Comments:

The version of the BASSSQ posted here is only part of the complete BASSSQ. The full version was not posted because the second part of the survey concerns science learning in the context of formal schooling environments, which was not applicable to this website. However, the entire survey can be accessed via the link below.

STEM Criteria

Science

Yes

Technology

No

Engineering

No

Math

No

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