STUDENT INTEREST IN TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE (SITS) SURVEY: DEVELOPMENT, VALIDATION, AND USE OF A NEW INSTRUMENT

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 261-283

  Romine, William ^a   Sadler, Troy D ^a   Presley, Morgan ^a   Klosterman, Michelle L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; careers; interest; survey development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899451233     PISSN: 15710068     EISSN: 15731774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10763-013-9410-3     Document Type: Article

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