英文摘要 |
The purposes of this study were to develop a standardized self-determination scale for school-age students with disabilities, evaluate the psychometric properties of the scale, and establish the norms of gender, age, and type of disability. 'SAS Self-Determination Scale' (SAS-SDS) developed in this study consists of four subscales, including self-realization, psychological empowerment, self-regulation, and autonomy. The 'SAS-SDS' contains 37 items, with full scale scores ranging from 37 to148. The higher scores indicate the higher level of self-determination. Subjects were 2,618 school-age students with disabilities, selected from each county in Taiwan by using both probability and non-probability sampling methods. Among the subjects, 403 involved in the item-analysis process, whereas 2,215 participated in the process of assessing scale validity and reliability as well as the examination of the norms. Methods used in this study included descriptive statistics, correlation analyses, analyses of variance, item analyses, and factor analyses, all of which were used to assess the scale's internal consistency reliability, test-retest reliability, criterion-related validity, and construct validity. Results showed that the 'SAS-SDS' is a scale with appropriate psychometric properties. With regard to the norms of gender, age, and type of disability, findings indicated that there were no differences between males and females. Nonetheless, the level of self-determination of students with disabilities increases as they became older. Additionally, level of self-determination among students with different disabilities varied apparently. Suggestions were provided for future research. |