MEASURING SCIENCE INTEREST: RASCH VALIDATION OF THE SCIENCE INTEREST SURVEY

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 643-668

  Lamb, Richard Lawrence ^a   Annetta, Leonard ^a   Meldrum, Jeannette ^b   Vallett, David ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Rasch model; Science Interest Survey; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861762204     PISSN: 15710068     EISSN: 15731774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10763-011-9314-z     Document Type: Article

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