The Nature of Science Instrument-Elementary (NOSI-E): Using Rasch Principles to develop a theoretically grounded scale to measure Elementary Student Understanding of the Nature of Science

Thesis advisor: Laura M. O'Dwyer === The purpose of this study was to determine which of three competing models will provide, reliable, interpretable, and responsive measures of elementary students' understanding of the nature of science (NOS). The Nature of Science Instrument-Elementary (...

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Main Author: Peoples, Shelagh M.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Boston College 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2345/2925