Keywords
Experimental design ability
Elementary science teachers
Primary trait analysis
Submitted : 2022-02-13
Accepted : 2022-02-28
Published : 2022-03-15
Abstract
In this study, an assessment scale for evaluating the experimental design ability of elementary science teachers was constructed based on primary trait analysis. This assessment scale contains three first-level indexes and eleven second-level indexes. The corresponding weights of indexes were determined by the objective weighting method. The scores of all the descriptions of the indexes were also assigned. After a trial test, this assessment scale was verified to be reliable and valid for evaluating the experimental design ability of elementary science teachers.
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