Though not a big change, the science attitude data in this study revealed a slight
decrease over time in student attitudes toward science. This was true across groups
and grade level. The small decline revealed by the TDSAS attitude survey may have
been influenced in part by a few strong outliers and the nature of the school’s
existing inquiry-based science program leading to initial high attitude scores. These
lower post-survey scores were still at the high end of the attitude survey and showed
that these participants’ attitudes toward science were still very positive.