Scientific Attitude Inventory: A Revision (SAI II)
Assesses students interest in science, their attitudes toward science, their views of scientists, and their desire to become scientists.
Average Review: (4.0)
Supplemental Information:
n/aAssessment Type:
40 5-point Likert scale itemsScale:
5-point Likert scalePublication Date:
Nov 07, 2008Respondent:
6th, 9th, and 12th grade studentsDomain(s) Evaluated:
Engagement, Attitude / Behavior, CompetenceSample items:
Only highly trained scientists can understand science. The search for scientific knowledge is boring.Reliability:
Cronbach's alpha: 0.78 Split-half: 0.81Validity:
Present. For criticism of validity see: Munby, H. (1997). Issues of validity in science attitude measurement. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 34(4), 337-341.Frequency:
RarelyAdministration time:
0 minutesRequires a Computer:
NoRequires Internet Access:
NoPrimary reference:
Moore, R.W. & Hill Foy, R.L. (1997). The scientific attitude inventory: A revision (SAI II). Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 34(4), 327-336.Comments:
1) The author (Moore) of the SAI revised his original instrument in order to eliminate gender-biased references and words that have been criticized as difficult to read. He also shortened the instrument and changes the scale from 6-points to 5.2) For Psychometric reevaluation of the tool, please see Lichtenstein M.J., Owen S.V., Blalock CL, Liu Y., Ramirez K.A., Pruski L.A., Marshall C.E., Toepperwein M.A. (2008). Psychometric Re-evaluation of the Scientific Attitude Inventory-Revised (SAI-II). Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 45, 600-616.
A study using SAI II:
Munby, H. (1984). Thirty studies involving the “scientific attitude inventory”: What confidence can we have in this instrument? Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 21(3), 341-342.
Other References:
Feist, G. J. (2012). Predicting interest in and attitudes toward science from personality and need for cognition.Personality and Individual Differences, 52(7), 771-775.
Osborne, J., Simon, S., & Collins, S. (2003). Attitudes towards science: A review of the literature and its implications. International Journal of Science Education, 25(9), 1049-1079.