Measuring Changes in Interest in Science and Technology at the College Level in Response to Two Instructional Interventions

Research in Science Education

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 309-327

  Romine, William L ^a   Sadler, Troy D ^b  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Classroom technology; Educational measurement; Inquiry based instruction; Interest; Rasch model; Technological literacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911922024     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11165-014-9452-8     Document Type: Article

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