ERIC Number: EJ1232515
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 19
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Validation of a Questionnaire Assessing Students' Self-Directed and Collaborative Learning with and without Technology in Canadian Middle School Classrooms
Labonté, Chantal; Smith, Veronica R.
Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, v45 n2 Sum 2019
In the current study, the researchers examine the validity of a questionnaire assessing students' perceptions of their self-directed and collaborative learning with and without technology with a group of Canadian middle school students. Lee and colleagues (2014) developed the 18-item questionnaire to assess high school students' perceptions of their learning. Three hundred and twenty middle school students from across Alberta, Canada completed the questionnaire. The results of a confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the questionnaire did not have sufficient model fit. The researchers used a jackknifing procedure to systematically remove four items in order to achieve a psychometrically sound questionnaire. The results suggest that the reduced questionnaire is a useful self-report instrument for assessing Canadian middle school students' perceptions of their learning.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Test Validity, Questionnaires, Independent Study, Cooperative Learning, Technology Integration, Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Grade 8, Synchronous Communication, Group Discussion, 21st Century Skills, Student Participation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 8
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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