HI Anne and others interested. Might I suggest a paper by Douglas Allchin - Evaluating the Knowledge of Whole Science http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/store/10.1002/sce.20432/asset/20432_ftp.pdf;jsessionid=E6609652C2DCEAF5355579751FC3B9FD.f02t04?v=1&t=i4vklnt1&s=fd1754d9904b3f9357b4fd6ac0a534c7b3e143de as a much better approach to looking at what nature of science is (ontologically and epistemologically) and how to teach it, than what has been, say, all the rage as many current instruments , such as the VNOS... I am willing to discuss my views and experiences with those interested. Best, Glenn Glenn Dolphin, PhD Tamaratt Teaching Professor University of Calgary Department of Geoscience Earth Science 118 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 1N4 [log in to unmask] 403.220.6025 ________________________________ From: Gold, Anne [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 10:33 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Instrument testing Nature of Science Understanding/Practices Hi all Geoed-researchers, I am designing a research program for a small pilot program that will teach students about the nature of science. Do you have suggestions for a useful instrument that addresses this? Thanks, Anne .... Anne Gold, PhD Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) Education and Outreach University of Colorado Boulder, CO 80309-0449 Phone: 303-735-5514 [log in to unmask] http://cires.colorado.edu/education/outreach/people/gold/index.html