Development of a Scale to Measure the Effectiveness of Marine Science Learning for Primary School Students

Development of a Scale to Measure the Effectiveness of Marine Science Learning for Primary School Students

This study aims to develop a comprehensive marine science learning effectiveness scale to measure attitudes and skills related to ocean literacy and evaluate marine science learning activities. It utilizes data from the National Science Week-Ocean Fun Learning Activity and employs the Grounded Theory process to extract concepts through interviews with students, curriculum designers, and education experts. The validity of the questionnaire was established through a pilot study using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. The resulting marine science learning effectiveness scale consists of eight subscales and 29 questions. The research findings were utilized to construct a marine science learning effectiveness scale, consisting of eight subscales: ''ocean science,'' ''ocean influence,'' ''marine ecology,'' ''marine resources management,'' ''ocean stewardship,'' ''marine awareness,'' ''education promotion,'' and ''problem solving.'' The scale comprises a total of 29 questions. In the future, this scale can be applied as a criterion for evaluating the effectiveness of various marine science activities and to accumulate achievements in marine science education.