Psychometric Properties of the Motivation to Learn Creative Thinking Scale among Kindergarten Children

¹Mohammad Ahmad Al-Zu’bi

¹Assistant Professor, Early Childhood Department, Zarqa University, Jordan

Volume:14 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 72-83 | September 2021| https://doi.org/10.54940/ep13661989 | PDF

Received: 9 September 2021 | Accepted: 18 January 2022

Abstract:

he current study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Motivation to Learn Creative Thinking Scale among Preschool children. In order to achieve this aim, a scale was developed and adapted content from 21 items using 5-points Likert Scale and administrated it to (360) randomly selected preschool children in Amman city, Jordan. The study used the descriptive survey method. The scale was also assessed for construct and concurrent validity. The results showed high values of correlation coefficients between item difficulty and item discrimination calculated in Traditional Measurement Theory. The results showed high values of correlation coefficients Construct and Concurrent Validity. Further, an Exploratory Factor Analysis was run where it showed that 5 factors with high loadings. In light of the results, the researcher recommended applying the Motivation to Learn Creative Thinking Scale among Preschool children.

Keywords:

.Learning Motivation, Teaching Creative Thinking, Kindergarten Children, Psychometric Tests; Reliability, Validity