ERIC Number: EJ1456240
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 23
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ISSN: ISSN-1534-6102
EISSN: EISSN-2164-8212
The Development and Validation of the Process and Outcomes from Service-Learning (POSL) Questionnaire
Grace Ngai; Kam-Por Kwan; Ka Hing Lau; Stephen C. F. Chan; Kenneth W. K. Lo; Shuheng Lin; Rina Marie Camus
Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, v28 n4 p3-25 2024
This article reports the development and validation of the new Process and Outcomes from Service-Learning (POSL) questionnaire, a self-report measure that assesses students' service-learning experiences as well as their attainment of a comprehensive set of intended service-learning outcomes. The study involved three phases: (a) construct identification and item generation, (b) content and face validation of the draft items through expert judgment and cognitive interviews, and (c) construct validation through exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and reliability analysis. The final instrument consists of two parts. Part 1 comprises 18 items that measure students' service-learning experiences on six dimensions. Part 2 contains 14 items to assess students' learning outcomes from service-learning grouped under four dimensions. Results show that POSL is a highly reliable and reasonably valid measure of students' experiences of and outcomes from service-learning with good psychometric properties. Limitations and implications of the study are also discussed.
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Factor Analysis, Service Learning, Questionnaires, Outcomes of Education, Student Experience, Content Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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