Scale: Environmental optimism
Related constructPolitische und soziale Einstellungen (Lernergebnis)
Theoretical allocation in original studyScience-related outcomes: attitudes, motivation, value beliefs, strategies
OriginScale taken over from
SourceOECD, online: Student/School/Parent Questionnaire PISA 2006 [available at http://www.oecd.org/pisa/pisaproducts/database-pisa2006.htm] , Paris: OECD Publishing
CitationSee source
Theoretical background--
Target groupStudent
Time Period of Data Collection2014
Release date30.06.2020
Number of items9
IntroductionDo you think problems associated with the environmental issues below will improve or get worse over the next 20 years?
Please select one response in each row.
Items
| Item text | Mean value | Standard deviation | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air pollution | 2.44 | 0.79 | -- |
| Energy shortages | 2.13 | 0.80 | -- |
| Extinction of plants and animals | 2.41 | 0.76 | -- |
| Clearing of forests for other land use | 2.41 | 0.77 | -- |
| Water shortages | 2.25 | 0.78 | -- |
| Nuclear waste | 2.26 | 0.76 | -- |
| The increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere | 2.39 | 0.76 | -- |
| The use of genetically modified organisms ([GMO]) | 2.08 | 0.75 | -- |
| Acid rain | 2.23 | 0.72 | -- |
Response category
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 1 | Improve |
| 2 | Stay about the same |
| 3 | Get worse |
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