<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Saed   Sabah</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hind   Hammouri</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mutasem   Akour</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">VALIDATION OF A SCALE OF ATTITUDES TOWARD SCIENCE ACROSS COUNTRIES USING RASCH MODEL: FINDINGS FROM TIMSS</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Journal of Baltic Science Education</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">attitudes toward science</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rasch measurement</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">science education</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">validity</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2013</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">October/2013</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://oaji.net/articles/2015/987-1425810820.pdf</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">12</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Continuous</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The purpose of the present study was to validate a scale of attitudes toward science based on items and data of TIMSS 2007. The present research introduces several implications and recommendations for science education researchers who are interested in validating and using instruments to measure attitudes toward science. This research examined, from Rasch measurement perspectives, to what extent the scale was valid across diverse participating countries from Rasch measurement perspectives. The data of the highest three achieving countries (Singapore, Taiwan, and Japan), the lowest three achieving countries (Qatar, Botswana, and Ghana), and three average achieving countries (Australia, Scotland, and Italy) were analyzed using WINSTEPS software. Several Rasch analyses (e.g, fit statistics, PCA, and person/item map reliability analysis) were performed to validate the scale. Although most of the item fit the Rasch model, a few items were found to be misfitting. Then, the misfitting items were eliminated and a second analysis for the fitting eight items was performed to check on the validity of the scale. The results provided evidences that support the validity of the scale based on Rasch measurement.</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">5</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">692-702</style></section></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Meryem Selvi</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ADAPTATION INTO TURKISH OF THE PLANT ATTITUDE QUESTIONNAIRE</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Journal of Baltic Science Education</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">plant attitude scale</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Reliability</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">scale adaptation</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">validity</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2012</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">June/2012</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://oaji.net/articles/2014/987-1419167776.pdf</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">11</style></volume><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Plants are indispensable living elements of the world due to their role in sustaining of life. However, many studies have shown that in general children and adults’ knowledge and perceptions about plants are limited and they both find animals more interesting than plants. The purpose of this study was to adapt Plant Attitude Scale (PAS) developed by Fancovicova and Prokop (2010) into Turkish and to investigate the validity and reliability of the scale. Five hundred seventeen primary school students participated in the study. To determine the structural validity of PAS, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted. The Cronbach alpha coefficient was calculated for the dimensions of scale. Results of the study indicate that Turkish version of the PAS is valid and reliable for measuring attitudes toward plants.</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">175-183 </style></section></record></records></xml>