The development of an instrument for inventorying knowledge of the processes of science

Abstract

Testing for knowledge of process in science.

An analysis of several instruments measuring “nature of science” objectives

“…"Test on Understanding Science" [3,4] and the "Processes of Science Test" [2] were not chosen because their scoring systems utilized a correct choice among several options and so were not adaptable to a Likert-type response format. The "Wisconsin Inventory of Science Processes (WISP) [12] the "Science Attitude Scale" (Allen) [ 11, and the "Science Attitude Inventory" (Moore and Sutman) [9] were eliminated because the authors thought they were too long. The WISP [I21 was composed of 93 items, the "Science Attitude Scale" [ l ] had 95 items, and the "Science Attitude Inventory" [9] included 60 items.…”

Predicting Class Learning An Approach to the Class as a Social System

“…The first, the Test on Understanding Science (Cooley and Klopfer, 1961), is a 60-item, multiplechoice test on the nature of science, science as an institution, and scientists as people; its Kuder-Richardson Formula 20 reliability is .76 as reported in the Manual. The Welch Science Process Inventory (Welch and Pella, 1968) is a 135-item, multiple-choice test on the assumptions, activities, products, and ethics of science and has a KR 20 reliability of .86. The Physics Achievement…”

Predictors of the Social Environment of Learning

“…The first, the Test on Understanding Science (Cooley and Klopfer, 1961), is a 60-item, multiple-choice test on the nature of science, science as an institution, and scientists as people; its Kuder-Richardson Formula 20 reliability is .76 as reported in the Manual. The Welch Science Process Inventory (Welch and Pella, 1968) is a 135-item, multiple-choice test on the assumptions, activities, products, and ethics of science and has a KR20 reliability of .86 for a national sample of high school students. The Physics Achievement Test is a locally-constructed, 36-item multiple-choice test of general physics knowledge with a KR20 reliability of .77.…”