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Nature Interest Scale – Development and Evaluation of a Measurement Instrument for Individual Interest in Nature

Interest is an important factor for successful learning that has been the subject of intensive research for decades. Although interest in nature is of great importance for environmental education, to date there is no valid and reliable measurement tool. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to de...

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Autores principales: Kleespies, Matthias Winfried, Doderer, Lena, Dierkes, Paul Wilhelm, Wenzel, Volker
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8667225/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34912277
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.774333
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author Kleespies, Matthias Winfried
Doderer, Lena
Dierkes, Paul Wilhelm
Wenzel, Volker
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description Interest is an important factor for successful learning that has been the subject of intensive research for decades. Although interest in nature is of great importance for environmental education, to date there is no valid and reliable measurement tool. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to develop and test a scale for interest in nature, the Nature Interest Scale (NIS). In study 1, nine items were selected based on the three dimensions of the psychological interest construct to represent interest in nature. The factor structure of this new measurement instrument, was tested using confirmatory factor analyses. The results show that the instrument represents the three dimensions of the interest construct well. In study 2 the validity (discriminant and convergent validity) as well as the reliability (internal consistency, composite reliability, test-retest reliability) of the NIS were demonstrated. In study 3, the applicability of the NIS was tested with a different target group, students with learning disabilities. The results of this factor analysis also confirm the factor structure of the scale. Thus, this study provides a valid and reliable measurement tool for individual interest in nature that can be used for future research.
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spelling pubmed-86672252021-12-14 Nature Interest Scale – Development and Evaluation of a Measurement Instrument for Individual Interest in Nature Kleespies, Matthias Winfried Doderer, Lena Dierkes, Paul Wilhelm Wenzel, Volker Front Psychol Psychology Interest is an important factor for successful learning that has been the subject of intensive research for decades. Although interest in nature is of great importance for environmental education, to date there is no valid and reliable measurement tool. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to develop and test a scale for interest in nature, the Nature Interest Scale (NIS). In study 1, nine items were selected based on the three dimensions of the psychological interest construct to represent interest in nature. The factor structure of this new measurement instrument, was tested using confirmatory factor analyses. The results show that the instrument represents the three dimensions of the interest construct well. In study 2 the validity (discriminant and convergent validity) as well as the reliability (internal consistency, composite reliability, test-retest reliability) of the NIS were demonstrated. In study 3, the applicability of the NIS was tested with a different target group, students with learning disabilities. The results of this factor analysis also confirm the factor structure of the scale. Thus, this study provides a valid and reliable measurement tool for individual interest in nature that can be used for future research. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-29 /pmc/articles/PMC8667225/ /pubmed/34912277 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.774333 Text en Copyright © 2021 Kleespies, Doderer, Dierkes and Wenzel. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Dierkes, Paul Wilhelm
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title_sort nature interest scale – development and evaluation of a measurement instrument for individual interest in nature
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8667225/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.774333
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