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Download full textRedish, Edward F.; Saul, Jeffery M.; Steinberg, Richard N. – 2000
Students' understanding of what science is about and how it is done and their expectations as to what goes on in a science course play a powerful role in what they can get out of introductory college physics. This is particularly true when there is a large gap between what the students expect to do and what the instructor expects them to do. This…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Higher Education, Physics, Science Education
Rubba, Peter A., Jr. – 1977
The Nature of Scientific Knowledge Scale (NSKS) is a 48 item, Likert-type instrument designed to assess high school students' understanding of the nature of scientific knowledge. This attitude scale is based on a six-factor model adapted from the factor-explication format used by Victor Showalter. Scientific knowledge is characterized as: (1)…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Students, High School Students, Higher Education
