Development and Validation of a Capacity for Wonder Scale for Use in Educational Settings

Autor/inn/en	Geller, Gail; Steinman, Christopher; Caldwell, Meredith; Goldberg, Harry; Hanlon, Caitlin; Wonnell, Teresa; Merritt, Maria W.
Titel	Development and Validation of a Capacity for Wonder Scale for Use in Educational Settings
Quelle	In: Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 38 (2020) 8, S.982-994 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Geller, Gail)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0734-2829
DOI	10.1177/0734282920918727
Schlagwörter	Test Construction; Test Validity; Test Items; Factor Structure; Psychological Patterns; Affective Measures; High School Students; Undergraduate Students; Medical Students; College Faculty; Test Reliability + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Testaufbau; Testvalidität; Test content; Testaufgabe; Faktorenstruktur; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Fakultät; Testreliabilität
Abstract	Experiences of wonder should be valued, protected, and promoted in academic settings. Identification of learning environments and interventions that cultivate students' capacity for wonder (CfW) first requires a means to measure it. We used a mixed-methods approach to develop and validate a measure of CfW. In the qualitative component (Studies 1-3), we content analyzed open-ended descriptions of wonder (Study 1), interviewed people whom others identified as exemplifying CfW (Study 2), and conducted focus groups to review, for quality and consistency, and to establish face validity of, potential inventory items that capture wonder (Study 3). These items were then subjected to standard psychometric analyses in the quantitative component of our methods (Studies 4-6). In Study 4, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) revealed CfW may contain two subscales representing "Perspective Shifting" and "Emotional Reawakening." In Study 5, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) corroborated this two-factor structure in an independent sample and longitudinally across 17 months, establishing a final 10-item CfW scale; In Study 6, we assessed the scale's discriminant and convergent validity. CfW was weakly to moderately correlated with theoretically related constructs of curiosity, tolerance for ambiguity, humility, and empathy. We conclude with a discussion of future directions and potential applications. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01