Construction and validation of data collection instrument in science teaching research

Abstract

This research deals with the methodological development of an instrument for evaluating Critical Thinking competence with high school students. The purpose of this study is to present and discuss the steps used in the process of construction and validation of the instrument through psychometric and semantic analyzes. The instrument was validated in four domains (Percentage of Agreement, Content Validity Index, Coherence and Agreement between participants and Reliability of the Instrument) related to the 20 items that seek to identify the manifestation of Critical Thinking Capabilities

Keywords

• validade
• confiabilidade
• pensamento crítico
• análises quantitativas