Research Methodologies for Monitoring Student Viewpoints.

Autor/inn/en	Aikenhead, Glen S.; und weitere
Institution	Saskatchewan Univ., Saskatoon. Coll. of Education.
Titel	Research Methodologies for Monitoring Student Viewpoints.
Quelle	(1985), (31 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Attitude Measures; Evaluation Methods; Foreign Countries; Research Needs; Science and Society; Science Education; Science Instruction; Secondary Education; Secondary School Science; Social Influences; Student Attitudes; Technological Advancement; Technology; Validity; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Forschungsbedarf; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Sekundarbereich; Sozialer Einfluss; Schülerverhalten; Technological development; Technologische Entwicklung; Technologie; Gültigkeit; Kanada
Abstract	The rationale and the methodology used in a study of high school graduates' viewpoints on science-technology-society (STS) topics are reviewed in this paper. The study employed the instrument, Views on Science-Technology-Society (VOSTS), which required students to write an argumentative paragraph responding to one of 46 statements about an STS topic. The target population consisted of graduating high school students (N=10,800) throughout Canada. Responses from a stratified random sampling were analyzed by three researchers and the response categories were established from students' arguments in the paragraphs. This paper primarily focuses on the instrument's format and validity and the research issues associated with this type of study. Actual results of the study are reported in related papers. Implications of the study are discussed in terms of: (1) strategies to improve understanding of student views on STS topics; (2) research possibilities; and (3) ideas for classroom teachers. Appendices include parts of the student questionnaire and outlines of the topics used in VOSTS. Forty-eight references are included. (ML)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC