Development Of Learning Satisfaction Scale For Pupils

Objective:The Learning Satisfaction Scale(LSS) for pupils was developed. Items were analyzed, and the reliability and validity were tested.The purpose of the study was to provide ameasurement for learning Satisfaction evaluation and for the clinic diagnosis and teaching reform,also to explore the structure of the learning Satisfaction using by the pupils.Method:The LSS's development was based on theoretical and experiential strategies.The primary structure and content of the scale were proposed by drawing forefather's study, interviewing students with open-end questionnaire.The structure of the scale was confirmed after testing and selecting items for 3 times, then the formal scale was developed. Adopted the samples in proportion to the hierarchy in Changsha.Formal samples consist of 863 pupils from 6 primary schools, Who came from urban or countryside.Inaddition,72 subjects was retested after 20 days.160 subjects did the sense of learning satisfaction test, and 148 subjects academic performances were collected.The LSS's items reliabilities and validities were tested by various measurement methods.Result:1.The LSS for pupils composed of 46 items including 6 subscales(Learning Environment, Teaching Ability, Relation with Teacher, Relation with Classmate, Family Relation and Academic Performance).2.Item Analysis:The item-total correlations ranges from 0.226 to 0.571 are very significant. The difficulties of items ranges from 0.48 to 0.91.3.Reliability:the a coefficient of the scale is 0.889, and the split-half coefficient of the scale is 0.890.The test-retest reliability is 0.72. 4.validity:the correlations between subscales and scale ranges from 0.60 to 0.78, which are higher than those between subscales. The correlations between the scores and the sense of learning well-being tests scores ranges from 0.67 to 0.75 for 3 grades, and the correlations between the scores and academic performances is 0.32,both arrived at significant level. The scores of scale and some subscales have differences among schools, grades and ingender.Conclusion:1. The structure of the test is reasonable and reaches the basic demand of measurement standards, and the test can be used to detect levels of Learning Satisfaction of pupils.2. There are differences among schools, grades and ingender for Learning Satisfaction of pupils.