Wareing Attitudes toward Science Protocol (WASP)

Relationships among attitudes of students toward science, as measured by the WASP (Wareing Attitudes Toward Science Protocol), perceived antecedents of such attitudes, and class achievement or performance indicated by reported grades were investigated for a survey sample of 1,740 students in 87 high school science classes from five communities. Additionally, students' self-reported number of tests administered in a given course, perceived rewards, degree of stress, and internal structure of the course were examined as potential predictor variables. Results indicate a significant correspondence between report card grades, degree of structure, degree of stress, gender, degree of rewards, number of tests, and students' attitudes toward science.

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Assessment Type:

50 items on 5-point Likert scale

Scale:

5-point Likert scale (strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, strongly disagree)

Publication Date:

Nov 07, 2008

Respondent:

1,740 students in 87 high school science classes from five communities.

Domain(s) Evaluated:

Engagement, Attitude / Behavior

Sample items:

I am a curious person.
I am a persistent science student.

Reliability:

0.91-0.94

Validity:

Present

Frequency:

Sometimes

Administration time:

0 minutes

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Primary reference:

Wareing C. (1990). A survey of antecedents of attitudes toward science. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Vol. 27, No. 4, 371-86.

Comments:

A Chinese version of the WASP is available.

A study using WASP:
Lawrenz, F. (1988). Developing the WASP: Wareing Attitude toward Science Protocol. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Vol. 19, No. 8, 639-645.