Factor Structure of a Self-Report Questionnaire Determining the Epistemic Beliefs of Primary School and Kindergarten Student Teachers in the Science Domain
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Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F44555601%3A13430%2F22%3A43897224" target="_blank" >RIV/44555601:13430/22:43897224 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://journals.phil.muni.cz/studia-paedagogica/article/view/33062" target="_blank" >https://journals.phil.muni.cz/studia-paedagogica/article/view/33062</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/SP2022-2-5" target="_blank" >10.5817/SP2022-2-5</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Factor Structure of a Self-Report Questionnaire Determining the Epistemic Beliefs of Primary School and Kindergarten Student Teachers in the Science Domain
Original language description
The presented empirical study deals with the issue of the epistemic beliefs of primary school and kindergarten student teachers in the science domain. In relation to science education, epistemic beliefs are closely connected with the concept of nature of science (NOS). The aim of the study was to find and analyze the factor structure of the translated self-report questionnaire "Epistemic Beliefs About Science" (EBS) in the Czech sociocultural environment. The EBS was translated as recommended for cross-cultural research and then piloted in March 2021. The main data collection was conducted online via Google Forms in May 2021 through convenience sampling (N = 427) at six universities in the Czech Republic. We performed a confirmatory factor analysis to verify the model. Fit indices reached acceptable or good values for acceptance of the generated model (CFI = .955, TLI = .945, RMSEA = .060, SRMR = .052). Correlations between individual dimensions are also presented. The reliability for both the original form of the instrument and for the resulting model was higher than 0.75 for all subscales. The results are discussed in the context of foreign empirical studies. It can be stated that the modified version of the EBS is applicable in the Czech sociocultural environment for the research sample.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>SC</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50103 - Cognitive sciences
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
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Publication year
2022
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Studia paedadogica
ISSN
1803-7437
e-ISSN
2336-4521
Volume of the periodical
27
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
33
Pages from-to
97-129
UT code for WoS article
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EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85148378788