Finding pearls: Psychometric reevaluation of the Simpson-Troost Attitude Questionnaire (STAQ)

Science Education

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1076-1095

  Owen, Steven V ^a   Toepperwein, Mary Anne ^a   Marshall, Carolyn E ^a   Lichtenstein, Michael J ^a   Blalock, Cheryl L ^a   Liu, Yan ^a   Pruski, Linda A ^a   Grimes, Kandi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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EID: 55849090277     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20296     Document Type: Article

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