The role of content and context in pisa interest scales: A study of the embedded interest items in the pisa 2006 science assessment

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-95

  Drechsel, Barbara ^a   Carstensen, Claus ^a   Prenzel, Manfred ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAMBERG   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

International comparisons; Large scale studies; Multidimensional scaling; Science interest; Scientific literacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651471770     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2010.518646     Document Type: Article

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