Testing Construct Validity of Competency Indicators of Scientific Literacy in Junior Secondary Students

Jomtarak Chayada, Suwanjan Peerawut, Pupat Phadungchai and Jomtarak Rangsan
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Pupat Phadungchai: Faculty of Industrial Education and Technology, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL)
Jomtarak Rangsan: Faculty of Science and Technology, Suan Dusit University

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2019, vol. 10, issue 2, 81-92

Abstract: This research aimed to check the construct validity of competency indicators of scientific literacy in junior secondary students. The steps for conducting the research included a sample of 392 persons, derived from stratified random sampling, from a population of 22,855. The instrument used in this research is a measurement tool with a reliability of 0.838. Statistical analysis includes confirmatory factor analysis, mean, standard deviation, and one-way analysis of variance. The study results found that scientific literacy indicators of junior secondary students had construct validity by taking into consideration Chi-square = 20.842, df = 17, p = 0.233 and X2/df = 1.226. which was less than 2, while RMSEA = 0.024, RMR = 0.07, which was near to 0, GFI = 0.987, AGFI = 0.972, CFI = 0.979.

Keywords: scientific literacy; competency indicators; construct validity; testing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.2478/mjss-2019-0025

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