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ERIC Number: EJ1294541
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 11
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ISSN: EISSN-2165-8714
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Measuring Students' Curiosity Character Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis
Herwin; Nurhayati, Riana
European Journal of Educational Research, v10 n2 p773-783 2021
This study aims to test proving the scale of measuring the character of students' curiosity using confirmatory factor analysis. This study uses a quantitative approach. The sample used was 325 randomly selected participants. The variable examined in this study is the character of curiosity. The curiosity variable is focused on elementary school students. In this study, this variable was measured by four indicators and 16 measuring items. The four indicators include: paying attention, taking notes, asking questions, and comparing. Data collection was carried out by distributing curiosity questionnaires to participants. The data analysis technique used was confirmatory factor analysis. The reliability analysis used was the composite score reliability analysis. The results of the study concluded that the constituent indicators of the latent variables of students' curiosity show that all loading factor values have a significant effect on the latent variables in the first-order confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Meanwhile, in the second-order CFA, the variable of curiosity, the biggest contribution was the indicators compare. This student curiosity assessment model has fulfilled the goodness of fit aspect of the model and has been reliable based on construct reliability. This study recommends a scale measuring elementary school students' curiosity.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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