European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education
Psychometric Validation of the STEM Disciplines Attitude Scale (SDAS): Investigating Measurement Invariance and Psychological Correlates in Italian High School Students
Promoting positive student attitudes toward STEM is essential for fostering innovation; however, many existing measures do not adequately distinguish attitudes across specific disciplines, particularly within hard sciences such as physics and chemistry. This study presents the development and validation of the STEM Disciplines Attitude Scale (SDAS). Across three studies involving 2577 high school students, Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analyses supported a 25-item, five-factor structure assessing attitudes to …