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Views on Science—Technology—Society (VOSTS)

Author(s):

Aikenhead, G. S.

Ryan, A. G.

Year:

1992

Aikenhead and Ryan developed the Views on Science—Technology—Society (VOSTS) instrument to assess high school students' views and preconceptions on the epistemology of science. The instrument consists of an empirically derived pool of 114 multiple-choice items.

Research Population:

Students

Citation:

Aikenhead, G. S., & Ryan, A. G. (1992). The development of a new instrument: “Views on Science-Technology-Society” (VOSTS). Science Education, 76(5), 477-491.

https://doi.org/10.1002/sce.3730760503

Validation(s)

Ryan, A. G., & Aikenhead, G. S. (1992). Students' preconceptions about the epistemology of science. Science Education, 76(6), 559-580.

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