Validation of a scale of attitudes toward science across countries using rasch model: Findings from timss

Journal of Baltic Science Education

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 692-702

  Sabah, Saed ^a   Hammouri, Hind ^a   Akour, Mutasem ^a  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Attitudes toward science; Rasch measurement; Science education; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900537288     PISSN: 16483898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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