Development of a Children Entrepreneurial Science Thinking Test for STEM Education

Autor/inn/en	Ahmad, Jamilah; Siew, Nyet Moi
Titel	Development of a Children Entrepreneurial Science Thinking Test for STEM Education
Quelle	In: Journal of Baltic Science Education, 20 (2021) 4, S.528-545 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ahmad, Jamilah)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1648-3898
Schlagwörter	Test Construction; Children; Entrepreneurship; Thinking Skills; Science Tests; STEM Education; Elementary School Students; Test Validity; Test Reliability; Experiential Learning; Test Items; Freehand Drawing; Concept Formation; Grade 5; Urban Schools; Foreign Countries; Item Response Theory; Content Validity; Construct Validity; Goodness of Fit; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Testaufbau; Child; Kind; Kinder; Unternehmungsgeist; Denkfähigkeit; STEM; Testvalidität; Testreliabilität; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Test content; Testaufgabe; Drawing; Zeichnen; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Ausland; Item-Response-Theorie
Abstract	There are limited research studies about the development of test instrument to assess the level of entrepreneurial thinking among children in STEM education. The purpose of this research was to develop an Entrepreneurial Science Thinking Test (ESTT) for primary school children in STEM Education and evaluate its validity and reliability. The ESTT was developed using experiential learning theory which comprised of five constructs, namely Observation, New Ideas, Innovation, Creativity, and Value. The ESTT consisted of ten open-ended question items that require children to answer questions in statements and draw sketches of ideas. The evaluation was conducted to determine the reliability and validity of ESTT which involved five subject matter experts and 166 11-yearold fifth graders from five urban schools in Sabah, Malaysia. The data obtained from fifth graders were computed using WINSTEPS software version 3.73 and analysed using the Rasch measurement model. The results indicated a high acceptable content validity and construct validity, high internal consistency, and excellent item reliability and item separation. Through item fit analysis, all items were retained. The finding established the reliability and validity of the ESTT and would therefore represent a valid and highly reliable instrument for measuring entrepreneurial science thinking among fifth graders in STEM Education. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01