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- Title
THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SCALE FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE SCIENTIFIC ATTITUDE "SENSITIVE CURIOSITY".
- Authors
Edwards, Lon E.; Robertson, M. L.
- Abstract
The article describes a study involving the construction of a device suitable for measuring the effects of science instruction upon the scientific attitude "sensitive curiosity." The definition of an attitude as a "mind set," a predisposition to act in accordance with a definite pattern of behavior, is considered in the study. A modification of L. L. Thurstone and E. J. Chave's method of Equal Appearing Intervals was used. The result was a scale of forty items with objective attitude values in a form that could easily be administered and objectively rated.
- Subjects
CURIOSITY; ATTITUDE (Psychology); SCIENCE education; BEHAVIORAL assessment; SCALING (Social sciences); SCALE items; THURSTONE scale; EDUCATION research; LEARNING
- Publication
Science Education, 1939, Vol 23, Issue 4, p198
- ISSN
0036-8326
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/sce.3730230405