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Validation of the Test of energy concepts and values for high school
Author(s) -
Holden Constance C.,
Barrow Lloyd H.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of research in science teaching
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.067
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1098-2736
pISSN - 0022-4308
DOI - 10.1002/tea.3660210209
Subject(s) - test (biology) , psychology , knowledge level , energy (signal processing) , reliability (semiconductor) , mathematics education , commission , applied psychology , statistics , political science , physics , mathematics , paleontology , power (physics) , quantum mechanics , law , biology
The Test of Energy Concepts and Values (TECV) was developed to assess knowledge about and attitudes towards energy for grades 9–12. The TECV , a modification of the Energy Knowledge and Attitude Test , See: National Assessment of Educational Progress. Energy knowledge and attitudes: a national assessment of energy awareness among young adults. Denver, CO: Education Commission of the States, 1978. consisted of 35 knowledge and 39 attitude items. The reliability for the attitude and knowledge sections was 0.70 and 0.76, respectively. Factor analysis was done for the attitude and knowledge sections separately. Item comparison showed that TECV students responses were very similar to the young adults response to the National Assessment instrument.