| Instrument | Instrument Focus | Grade Level | Type of Instrument | Number of Questions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Views on Science-Technology-Society Instrument (VOSTS) |
Assess attitudes to science |
High school & college students |
Multiple Choice |
114 |
Aikenhead & Ryan (1992) |
Science & Mathematics Course Survey |
Gather feedback about the content, structure, and value of mathematics and science courses. |
Science & Math Students (K-12) |
Likert |
34 |
OERL: Online Evaluation Resource Library |
Pretest for Computational Science Across the Curriculum |
Gather student background information and attitudes about science |
Postsecondary students |
Likert |
33 |
OERL: Online Evaluation Resource Library |
Mathematics & Science Attitude Inventory |
To measure student attitudes toward mathematics and science |
High school & college students |
Likert |
62 |
OERL: Online Evaluation Resource Library |
Scientific Attitude Instrument |
To measure student attitudes toward science |
High school & college students |
Likert |
60 |
Moore & Sutman (1970) |
Scientific Attitude Instrument II |
To measure student attitudes toward science |
High school & college students |
Likert |
40 |
Moore & Foy (1997) |
Views about Science Survey (VASS) |
Survey student views about knowing and learning science |
Grades 8 - 16 |
Multiple Choice |
40 |
Halloun & Hestenes (1996) |
Pittsburgh Freshman Engineering Attitudes Survey |
Survey student opinions and feelings about engineering |
College Students |
Likert |
50 |
Besterfield-Sacre, Atman, & Shuman (1998) |
Biology Attitude Scale |
Detect and measure changes in attitude toward biology, but not intended to measure absolute attitude |
College Students |
Likert and Semantic Differential |
22 |
Russell & Hollander (1975) Rogers & Ford (1997) |
Attitudes Toward Science Inventory (ATSI) |
Measures student perception of science teacher, anxiety toward science, value of science in society, self-concept in science, enjoyment of science, and motivation in science |
College Students |
Likert |
48 |
Gogolin (1992) Original Modification of instrument by Sandman (1973) - cited in Gogolin article |
References
Aikenhead, G. S., & Ryan A. G. (1992). The development of a new instrument: Views on science-technology-society (VOSTS). Science Education, 76, 477-491.
Besterfield-Sacre, M. E., Atman, C. J., & Shuman, L. J. (1998). Engineering student attitudes assessment. Journal of Engineering Education, 87(2), 133-141.
Gogolin, L. & Swartz, F. (1992). A quantitative and qualitative inquiry into the attitudes toward science of nonscience college students. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 29, 487-504.
Halloun, I., & Hestenes, D. (1996, April). Views about sciences survey: VASS. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, St. Louis, MO.
Moore, R. W., & Foy, R. L. H. (1997). The Scientific Attitude Inventory: A revision (SAI II). Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 34(4), 327-36.
Moore, R.W., & Sutman, F.X. (1970). The development, field test, and validation of an inventory of scientific attitudes. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 7, 85–94.
OERL: Online Evaluation Resource Library Accessed June 7, 2007: http://oerl.sri.com/home.html
Rogers, W. D., & Ford, R. (1997). Factors that affect student attitude toward Biology. Bioscene, 23(2), 3-5.
Russell, J. & Hollander, S. (1975). A biology attitude scale. The American Biology Teacher, 37(5), 270-273.
Sandman, R. S. (1980). The Mathematics Attitude Inventory: Instrument and User's Manual. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 11(2), 148-49.