Assessing Class Cohesion in Primary and Secondary Education: Development and Preliminary Validation of the Class Cohesion Questionnaire (CCQ)

Autor/inn/en	Leo, Francisco M.; Fernández-Río, Javier; Pulido, Juan J.; Rodríguez-González, Pablo; López-Gajardo, Miguel A.
Titel	Assessing Class Cohesion in Primary and Secondary Education: Development and Preliminary Validation of the Class Cohesion Questionnaire (CCQ)
Quelle	In: Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 26 (2023) 1, S.141-160 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (López-Gajardo, Miguel A.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1381-2890
DOI	10.1007/s11218-022-09738-y
Schlagwörter	Classroom Environment; Group Unity; Elementary School Students; Secondary School Students; Psychometrics; Questionnaires; Test Construction; Test Items; Content Validity; Construct Validity; Factor Structure; Test Reliability + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Gruppenidentität; Sekundarschüler; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Fragebogen; Testaufbau; Test content; Testaufgabe; Faktorenstruktur; Testreliabilität
Abstract	The aim of this study was to develop and validate a psychometrically-sound instrument to assess students' perceptions about class cohesion. Two studies were conducted. In Study 1, four steps were established: (1) development of the Class Cohesion Questionnaire (CCQ); (2) item selection; (3) item compression; and (4) exploration of psychometric properties. In Study 2, participants were 1504 students from 21 primary and secondary schools. The aim was to confirm the psychometric properties and to create a short version of the instrument (CCQ-SF). In Study 1, the CCQ showed adequate content and construct validity, with a factorial structure of two first-order factors (task cohesion and social cohesion), and adequate internal consistency. In Study 2, the CCQ and CCQ-SF confirmed adequate factorial structure and reliability, discriminant and nomological validity, and showed invariance by sex and educational stage. The CCQ and the CCQ-SF are valid and reliable instruments to measure class cohesion in educational settings. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://link.springer.com/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01