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  Home > JCE Print > Journal of Chemical Education > Issues > 2008  > October  >
Research: Science and Education
Chemical Education Research
Attitude toward Chemistry: A Semantic Differential Instrument for Assessing Curriculum Impacts
Christopher F. Bauer
Department of Chemistry, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824
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October 2008
Vol. 85 No. 10
p. 1440
Abstract
The development of a 20-item semantic differential assessment instrument for measuring student attitudes toward the subject of chemistry is described (Attitude toward the Subject of Chemistry Inventory—ASCI). Instrument subscales and survey items pertain to interest and utility, anxiety, intellectual accessibility, emotional satisfaction, and fear. Detailed information on validity is provided by means of exploratory factor analysis, comparisons between different populations of students (general chemistry, peer leaders, chemistry majors), and comparisons with course performance. Reliability is established by estimation of internal consistency of subscales and retesting correlation. The instrument is useful for assessing student attitude for any curriculum setting for longitudinal change or intercomparison of groups. Specific application in an inquiry-based, nonmajors chemistry course is described.
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Bauer, Christopher F. J. Chem. Educ. 2008, 85, 1440.
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Keywords
Chemical Education Research; Curriculum; First-Year Undergraduate / General; General Public; High School / Introductory Chemistry; Inquiry-Based / Discovery Learning; Nonmajor Courses; Student-Centered Learning; Testing / Assessment
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