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Measuring ocean literacy in pre-service teachers: psychometric properties of the Greek version of the Survey of Ocean Literacy and Experience (SOLE).

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Title: Measuring ocean literacy in pre-service teachers: psychometric properties of the Greek version of the Survey of Ocean Literacy and Experience (SOLE).
Authors: Markos, Angelos1 (AUTHOR) amarkos@eled.duth.gr, Boubonari, Theodora1 (AUTHOR), Mogias, Athanasios1 (AUTHOR), Kevrekidis, Theodoros1 (AUTHOR)
Source: Environmental Education Research. Feb2017, Vol. 23 Issue 2, p231-251. 21p.
Subject Terms: *Literacy, *Marine science education, *Ecology education, *Primary education, *School children, Rasch models, Psychometrics
Geographic Terms: Greece
Abstract: The aim of the present study was to respond to the increasing demand for comprehensive tools for the measurement of ocean literacy, by investigating the psychometric characteristics of a Greek version of the Survey of Ocean Literacy and Experience (SOLE), an instrument that assesses conceptual understanding of general ocean sciences content, focusing on the knowledge component. Four hundred twenty-one pre-service primary school teachers participated in a cross-sectional study. The dichotomous Rasch model was used to examine the measurement properties of the SOLE, namely, person-item targeting and separation, reliability, dimensionality and differential item functioning (DIF). Steps were taken to improve the instrument, where any of these attributes were outside acceptable ranges. Results suggested that a modified SOLE showed an adequate fit to the Rasch model, is unidimensional, free of DIF, and is particularly well-suited to the population under study. Our findings suggest that the SOLE constitutes a valuable tool which can be applied to a different cultural context and population. The proposed use of the instrument could contribute to the assessment of the quality of marine education in school-based and non-formal education contexts and to the cross-cultural comparison of ocean literacy, which are prerequisites for the improvement of ocean literacy. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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