The purpose of this study was to develop the self-directed learning ability test for middle school students based on the self-directed learning ability test(SDLAT) that developed and validated by Lee, Park and Kim(2017). Statistical validation was car...
The purpose of this study was to develop the self-directed learning ability test for middle school students based on the self-directed learning ability test(SDLAT) that developed and validated by Lee, Park and Kim(2017). Statistical validation was carried out after the data were collected through preliminary and main surveys. The SDLAT for middle school students developed in this study was divided into three domains: cognition, affection, and behavior. And three sub-factors were included in each domain. The sub-factors of the cognitive domain were cognitive thinking, meta-cognition and problem solving ability, and affective domain includes the intrinsic motivation, future oriented motivation, and self-efficacy. And seeking help, physical environment management, time management were sub-factors of the behavior domain. To identify the hierarchical structure of a total of nine sub-factors in the three domains, the correlations between the factors were analyzed, exploratory factor analysis was performed, and confirmatory factor analysis was performed. In the results of this study, an appropriate correlation between the factors was confirmed (.463~.783). Through the exploratory factor analysis, 9 sub-factors and 58 items were confirmed. Through confirmatory factor analysis, the fit of the whole hierarchical model (3 domains, 9 sub-factors) was confirmed. The fit scores of NFI, IFI, and CFI were all above .80, and RMSEA was .045. The overall fit of the model was good. The standardized regression coefficient for each item was also good at .53~.85. In addition, the reliability of the SDLAT was Cronbach α .971.