Science Education; Test Reliability IDENTIFIERS *Attitudes Toward Science; *Science Attitude Scale

The content and construct validity and reliability of the Revised Science Attitude Scale for Preservice Teachers as a scalefor measuring the attitude of preservice elementary teachers towardthe teaching of science were re-examined. The instrument is intendedto measure four subcomponents: comfort-discomfort, need, time, and equipment. Data were generated on two subsamples (n1=59 and n2=60) and the sample (N=378). Frequency, intercorrelations, Cronbach's Alpha, and principal components analysis with varimax rotation were used to analyze the data. Means tended to fall within the 2.00 and4.00 range with standard deviations hovering areJnd 1.00. Neutral responses beyond 357. were limited to statement 7. Five factors were extracted in the principal components analysis, explaining 55.1 % ofthe variance. Eight statements failed to load on any factor. Statements of teacher anticipation about teaching science heavily loaded on Factor I. Loading equally on Factors I and II were statements in the subcomponent equipment. Of the three statements in the subcomponent time, two loaded on Factor III. Only statements inthe subcomponent need loaded on Factor IV and V. Reclassification o