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High-School Graduates' Beliefs about Science-Technology-Society. I. Methods and Issues in Monitoring Student Views.
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Aikenhead, Glen S.; And Others – Science Education, 1987
This article is the first of a four part series of a study of Canadian high-school graduates' views on science-technology-society (STS) topics. It describes the research scope and methodology and discusses research issues associated with use of the specially constructed survey instrument, Views on Science-Technology-Society (VOSTS). (ML)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Foreign Countries, Graduate Surveys, High School Graduates
An Analysis of Four Ways of Assessing Student Beliefs about STS Topics.
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Aikenhead, Glen S. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1988
Explores the sources of beliefs about science-technology-society topics and investigates the degree of ambiguity harbored by four different response modes, such as Likert-type, written paragraph, semistructured interview, and empirically developed multiple choice. Finds that mass media have a greater impact than science classes. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Beliefs, Foreign Countries, Science and Society
Research Methodologies for Monitoring Student Viewpoints.
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Aikenhead, Glen S.; And Others – 1985
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…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Research Needs