Development of a Subject Interest Inventory for Senior High School Students
- VernacularTitle:高中生学科兴趣问卷的初步编制
- Author:
Chunzi PENG
;
Shijie ZHOU
;
Huixia MA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
mental health Subject Interest Inventory psychometric studies Item Functionality reliability validity high school
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2002;0(07):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To develop a Subject Interest Inventory (SII) for senior high school students.Methods:The SII was structured by incorporating rational-theoretical and empirical techniques. The item functionality, scale reliability and validity were established.Results:Final version was a 90-item scale measuring student's 9 subject interests. The internal consistency and test-retest reliability were acceptable. The structure of SII was confirmed by intercorrelations among the subscales and by exploratory factor analysis. Evidence of concurrent validity was supported by: (a) the correlations between the interests and the scholastic achievements; (b) the gender differences in subject interest and in the correlations between the interests and the achievements; and (c) the different interests scores between the art students and the science students.Conclusion: These results suggest that the structure of SII is acceptable, and that its reliability and validity indexes are sound.
