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Relevant CAT: Attitude Survey
Discipline: Physics, Chemistry, or Physical Science
Description:
The EBAPS is a forced-choice instrument designed to assess students' epistemologies (i.e., views about the nature of knowledge and learning) in the physical sciences. It is intended for high school and college students taking introductory physics, chemistry or physical science. EBAPS has 30 items and most students need 15-22 minutes to complete the EBAPS. Additional information on scoring and the validity is available at the EBAPS home page.
Below is an actual EBAPS question with a "strongly agree – strongly disagree" five point scale.
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Actual EBAPS Question
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Scale: A -- Strongly disagree, B -- Somewhat disagree, C – Neutral, D -- Somewhat agree, E -- Strongly agree.
Tamara just read something in her science textbook that seems to disagree with her own experiences. But to learn science well, Tamara shouldn’t think about her own experiences; she should just focus on what the book says.
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Tool:
Authors:
Andrew Elby (University of Maryland)
John Frederiksen (University of California – Berkeley)
Christina Schwarz (Michigan State University)
Barbara White (University of California – Berkeley)
Selected References:
Elby, Andrew. "Helping physics students learn about learning." American Journal of Physics (Physics Education Research Supplement) 69 (2001): S54-64.
"Epistemological Beliefs Assessment for Physical Science." 12 December 2001. http://www2.physics.umd.edu/~elby/EBAPS/EBAPS_items.htm
"The Idea behind EBAPS." 12 December 2001. http://www2.physics.umd.edu/~elby/EBAPS/idea.htm.
White, Barbara, Andrew Elby, John Frederiksen, and Christina Schwarz. “The Epistemological Beliefs Assessment for Physical Science.” Presented at the American Education Research Association, Montreal, 1999 (unpublished).
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