Nature Interest Scale – Development and Evaluation of a Measurement Instrument for Individual Interest in Nature

Interest is an important factor for successful learning that has been the subject of intensive research for decades. Although interest in nature is of great importance for environmental education, to date there is no valid and reliable measurement tool. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to de...

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Autores principales:	Matthias Winfried Kleespies, Lena Doderer, Paul Wilhelm Dierkes, Volker Wenzel
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	Nature Interest Scale (NIS) individual interest interest in nature scale development validity reliability Psychology BF1-990
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:43501e0a89024299b507623f45b890d02021-12-01T13:28:33ZNature Interest Scale – Development and Evaluation of a Measurement Instrument for Individual Interest in Nature1664-107810.3389/fpsyg.2021.774333https://doaj.org/article/43501e0a89024299b507623f45b890d02021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.774333/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-1078Interest is an important factor for successful learning that has been the subject of intensive research for decades. Although interest in nature is of great importance for environmental education, to date there is no valid and reliable measurement tool. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to develop and test a scale for interest in nature, the Nature Interest Scale (NIS). In study 1, nine items were selected based on the three dimensions of the psychological interest construct to represent interest in nature. The factor structure of this new measurement instrument, was tested using confirmatory factor analyses. The results show that the instrument represents the three dimensions of the interest construct well. In study 2 the validity (discriminant and convergent validity) as well as the reliability (internal consistency, composite reliability, test-retest reliability) of the NIS were demonstrated. In study 3, the applicability of the NIS was tested with a different target group, students with learning disabilities. The results of this factor analysis also confirm the factor structure of the scale. Thus, this study provides a valid and reliable measurement tool for individual interest in nature that can be used for future research.Matthias Winfried KleespiesLena DodererPaul Wilhelm DierkesVolker WenzelFrontiers Media S.A.articleNature Interest Scale (NIS)individual interestinterest in naturescale developmentvalidityreliabilityPsychologyBF1-990ENFrontiers in Psychology, Vol 12 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Nature Interest Scale (NIS) individual interest interest in nature scale development validity reliability Psychology BF1-990 Matthias Winfried Kleespies Lena Doderer Paul Wilhelm Dierkes Volker Wenzel Nature Interest Scale – Development and Evaluation of a Measurement Instrument for Individual Interest in Nature
description	Interest is an important factor for successful learning that has been the subject of intensive research for decades. Although interest in nature is of great importance for environmental education, to date there is no valid and reliable measurement tool. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to develop and test a scale for interest in nature, the Nature Interest Scale (NIS). In study 1, nine items were selected based on the three dimensions of the psychological interest construct to represent interest in nature. The factor structure of this new measurement instrument, was tested using confirmatory factor analyses. The results show that the instrument represents the three dimensions of the interest construct well. In study 2 the validity (discriminant and convergent validity) as well as the reliability (internal consistency, composite reliability, test-retest reliability) of the NIS were demonstrated. In study 3, the applicability of the NIS was tested with a different target group, students with learning disabilities. The results of this factor analysis also confirm the factor structure of the scale. Thus, this study provides a valid and reliable measurement tool for individual interest in nature that can be used for future research.
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author	Matthias Winfried Kleespies Lena Doderer Paul Wilhelm Dierkes Volker Wenzel
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title	Nature Interest Scale – Development and Evaluation of a Measurement Instrument for Individual Interest in Nature
title_short	Nature Interest Scale – Development and Evaluation of a Measurement Instrument for Individual Interest in Nature
title_full	Nature Interest Scale – Development and Evaluation of a Measurement Instrument for Individual Interest in Nature
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Nature Interest Scale – Development and Evaluation of a Measurement Instrument for Individual Interest in Nature

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