A validation of the short-form classroom community scale for undergraduate mathematics and statistics students

Autor: Tackett, Maria, Viel, Shira, Manturuk, Kim
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, 20(1) (2023)
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.53761/1.20.01.08
Popis: This study examines Cho and Demmans Epp's short-form adaptation of Rovai's well-known Classroom Community Scale (CCS-SF) as a measure of classroom community among introductory undergraduate math and statistics students. A series of statistical analyses were conducted to investigate the validity of the CCS-SF for this new population. Data were collected from 351 students enrolled in 21 online classes, offered for credit in Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 at a private university in the United States. Further confirmatory analysis was conducted with data from 128 undergraduates enrolled in 13 in-person and hybrid classes, offered for credit in Fall 2021 at the same institution. Following Rovai's original 20-item CCS, the 8-item CCS-SF yields two interpretable factors, connectedness and learning. This study confirms the two-factor structure of the CCS-SF, and concludes that it is a valid measure of classroom community among undergraduate students enrolled in remote, hybrid, and in-person introductory mathematics and statistics courses.
Databáze: arXiv