Fig. 4
From: Towards a science inquiry test in primary education: development of items and scales
Correlated factor model (a) and second-order factor model (b) describing the science inquiry. Correlated factor model (a) describing the four factors of analytical skills (An), planning skills (Pl), interpretation skills (In), and science knowledge (Kn) and second-order factor model (b) describing the general science competence factor (science) and first order factors describing analytical skills (An), planning skills (Pl), interpretation skills (In), and science knowledge (Kn). The model was created using the data of 24 items of the SIT-PE test (n = 1868)