Development of a Science Teaching Opinion Survey for Use with Pre-Service and In-Service Science Teachers.

Reported is the development of an experimental instrument for use in monitoring opinions of preservice and inservice science teachers concerning science teaching. Also reported is a study in which this instrument was used. The instrument, The Science Teaching Opinion Survey, consists of 20 statements to which respondents react via a five point scale ranging from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree." (A copy of the instrument is included in this report.) Use of the instrument with preservice teachers enrolled in a science methods course and with inservice teachers attending NSF institute programs appears to indicate that it is sensitive, reliable, and easy to score. It requires a minimum of time to administer and lends itself readily to statistical analysis. (Author/PEB)