A Validation of the Short-Form Classroom Community Scale for Undergraduate Mathematics and Statistics Students

Autor/inn/en	Tackett, Maria; Viel, Shira; Manturuk, Kim
Titel	A Validation of the Short-Form Classroom Community Scale for Undergraduate Mathematics and Statistics Students
Quelle	In: Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 20 (2023) 1, Artikel 8 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1449-9789
Schlagwörter	Test Validity; Undergraduate Students; Mathematics Education; Statistics Education; Classroom Environment; Test Construction; Introductory Courses; Sense of Community; Factor Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Testvalidität; Mathematische Bildung; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Testaufbau; Einführungskurs; Faktorenanalyse
Abstract	This study examines Cho & 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. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01