Measuring science or religion? A measurement analysis of the National Science Foundation sponsored science literacy scale 2006–2010

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 797-813

  Roos, J Micah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

measurement; public understanding of science; science and religion

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSION; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SCIENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

COMPREHENSION; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; RELIGION AND SCIENCE; SCIENCE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84911907024     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: 13616609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963662512464318     Document Type: Article

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