ERIC Number: EJ1141379
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Jun
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-1053-8259
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Measuring Infusion of Service-Learning on Student Program Development and Implementation Competencies
Hou, Su-I; Pereira, Vince
Journal of Experiential Education, v40 n2 p170-186 Jun 2017
This study piloted a service-learning assessment suite to measure students' perceived self-efficacy on program development and implementation competencies (Service-Learning Self-Efficacy on Program Development and Implementation [SL-SEPDI]), Service-Learning Belief Inventory (SLBI), and an Overall Service-Learning Self-Efficacy on Program Development and Implementation (OVSL-SEPDI) scales. MPH students in a required course participated in the study during 2011-2015 (N = 87). Baseline survey was used to assess the reliabilities of the 12-item SL-SEPDI and the nine-item SLBI scales, and post-test survey assessed the 10-item OVSL-SEPDI scale. Confirmatory factor analysis showed good model fit index and all items loaded significantly on both the SL-SEPDI (?[superscript 2]/df = 1.34; root mean square error of approximation [RMSEA] = 0.067; Tucker-Lewis index [TLI] = 0.92; comparative fit index [CFI] = 0.94; incremental fit index [IFI] = 0.94; goodness-of-fit index [GFI] = 0.86) and SLBI (?[superscript 2]/df = 1.28; RMSEA = 0.061; TLI = 0.97; CFI = 0.98; IFI = 0.98; GFI = 0.91) scales. Data also showed satisfactory reliability scores, with Cronbach's alphas of 0.87, 0.88, and 0.91 for the SL-SEPDI, SLBI, and OVSL-SEPDI scales. This study provides data supporting the validities and reliabilities of this service-learning measurement suite, and has implications to assess student self-efficacy outcomes.
Descriptors: Service Learning, Program Development, Program Implementation, Measures (Individuals), Self Efficacy, Pilot Projects, Program Validation, Competence, Higher Education, Graduate Students, Masters Programs, Public Health, Health Promotion, Outcomes of Education, Factor Analysis, Pretests Posttests, Student Surveys
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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