Enseñanza de las Ciencias Revista de investigación y experiencias didácticas · 1998 · 12 citations · 1 references
EducationEducational AssessmentScience EducationPsychometricsScience AssessmentSummative AssessmentItem AnalysisLikert Scale ConstructionMeasurement In ScienceRating Scale DevelopmentSummative Assessment In ScienceLikert ItemsLikert Scale DesignLikert ScalingLikert-type Scale InterpretationRating Scale ConstructionScientific AttitudesSemantic Differential Scale DevelopmentSummated Rating Scales
We have established a comparison between two popular methods to assess the attitude toward experimental sciences: The summated rating method, generally known as the Likert scale; and the semantic differential method. This study is carried out with university students of chemistry and high school students, finding that both attitude measuring techniques are equally suitable in our educative system. Moreover, the sex variable is not significant.
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