Development and Validation of an Instrument for Measuring Action Competence in Sustainable Development within Early Adolescents: The Action Competence in Sustainable Development Questionnaire (ACiSD-Q)

Autor/inn/en	Sass, Wanda; Pauw, Jelle Boeve-de; Maeyer, Sven De; Petegem, Peter Van
Titel	Development and Validation of an Instrument for Measuring Action Competence in Sustainable Development within Early Adolescents: The Action Competence in Sustainable Development Questionnaire (ACiSD-Q)
Quelle	In: Environmental Education Research, 27 (2021) 9, S.1284-1304 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Sass, Wanda) ORCID (Pauw, Jelle Boeve-de) ORCID (Maeyer, Sven De) ORCID (Petegem, Peter Van)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1350-4622
DOI	10.1080/13504622.2021.1888887
Schlagwörter	Test Construction; Test Validity; Sustainable Development; Early Adolescents; Questionnaires; Knowledge Level; Self Efficacy; Psychometrics; Middle School Students; Grade 5; Grade 6; Grade 7; Foreign Countries; Test Reliability; Factor Analysis; Belgium + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Testaufbau; Testvalidität; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Fragebogen; Wissensbasis; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Ausland; Testreliabilität; Faktorenanalyse; Belgien
Abstract	Action competence consists of the knowledge, willingness, and self-efficacy for contributing to a controversial issue such as sustainable development. As such, action competence in sustainable development (ACiSD) is a desired outcome of education for sustainable development (ESD). Still, the scarce instruments for measuring ACiSD that have been developed to date, are not specifically designed for early adolescence, when civic involvement is developed. Therefore, this study reports on the development of such a measurement instrument: the Action Competence in Sustainable Development Questionnaire (ACiSD-Q). A mixed-method approach in four steps used three different samples: after a literature review (step 1), early adolescents (n = 75) informed the generation of an initial item pool (step 2; qualitative). After assessment of the scale's content validity it was administered to a second sample (n = 403) to test psychometric properties (step 3; quantitative). Finally, rigorous statistical analyses (third sample, n = 1796) confirmed the proposed structure, reliability, construct, and predictive validity of the final ACiSD-Q (step 4; quantitative). Our findings support a valid and reliable third-order model, fit for monitoring ESD efforts that aim to enhance early adolescents' action competence in sustainable development. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01