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Scientific Habits of Mind (SHOM) Survey

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Description

A 32-item, seven-subscale self-report instrument developed by Çalık and Coll for measuring scientific habits of mind such as skepticism, objectivity, rationality, open-mindedness, curiosity, and resistance to authority.

Components

  • Scientific Habits of Mind framework (Çalık & Coll): SHOM characterizes how scientists think through habits including "skepticism, objectivity, rationality, suspension of belief, open-mindedness, mistrust of judgment from authority, and curiosity" (Gauld, 2005), elaborated with key features by Çalık and Coll (2012). The study uses this framework and its 32-item, seven-subscale survey to measure whether online argumentation fosters teacher candidates' SHOM. (Çakiroğlu et al. (2025))

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Key Sources

  • Çakiroğlu, Ü., Güven, O., Yaman, H., & Mazlum Güven, E. (2025). Scientific habits of arguing minds: enhancing online argumentation to foster SHOM. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-025-10474-1
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title Scientific Habits of Mind (SHOM) Survey
description A 32-item, seven-subscale self-report instrument developed by Çalık and Coll for measuring scientific habits of mind such as skepticism, objectivity, rationality, open-mindedness, curiosity, and resistance to authority.
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