Student Leadership Measurement Library
Children's Science Curiosity Scale
This scale measures elementary school children's attitudes towards science in a learning context
Constructs Being Measured
Primary
Domain Knowledge
Secondary
Curiosity
How to Access and Cite
Contact the Teach For All TACL team for more information on this resource.
Outcome Families
Agency
Mastery
Programmatic Purpose-terms
Feedback for parents and other school-level stakeholders
Program-level monitoring and evaluation
Instrument Characteristics
Type of items
42 Likert-type scale
Original target population
Primary school
Format
Self-report
Applicable Grade Levels-terms
Primary
Secondary
Supporting Research
Harty, H. & Beall, D. (1984). Toward the development of a children's science curiosity measure. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 21(4), 425-436
Available Languages
Rationale
Points to Consider
For more guidance on measuring student learning and best practices in adapting measurement tools to your contexts, check out the Portal page on Monitoring and Evaluation. You can also contact Alvin Vista (Knowledge Lead, Student Outcomes) and Robbie Dean (Director of Research) for specific questions.