Grounding Transformative Learning through Assessment: TROPOS ('TR'ansformative 'O'utcomes and 'P'r'O'cesses Scale)
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| Title: | Grounding Transformative Learning through Assessment: TROPOS ('TR'ansformative 'O'utcomes and 'P'r'O'cesses Scale) |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Cox, Robert C. (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Transformative Education. Oct 2021 19(4):383-399. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research Tests/Questionnaires |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education Adult Education |
| Descriptors: | Transformative Learning, Test Construction, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Graduate Students, Adult Students, College Graduates, Masters Programs, Likert Scales, Age Differences, Gender Differences |
| DOI: | 10.1177/15413446211045163 |
| ISSN: | 1541-3446 |
| Abstract: | This article presents the development, results, validation, and implications of the TRansformative Outcomes and PrOcesses Scale (TROPOS), a 30-item, exploratory instrument to assess transformative learning (TL) among participants in educational programs. Core findings include a reliable ([alpha] = 0.884) and internally valid instrument with moderate correlation between transformative processes and outcomes (r = 0.593). This study reflects the importance of critical reflection's association with TL (r = 0.541) but also places potential constraints on its prominence as a central component of TL, raising subtle questions into additional moderating or mediating constructs impacting TL. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2022 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1321467 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This article presents the development, results, validation, and implications of the TRansformative Outcomes and PrOcesses Scale (TROPOS), a 30-item, exploratory instrument to assess transformative learning (TL) among participants in educational programs. Core findings include a reliable ([alpha] = 0.884) and internally valid instrument with moderate correlation between transformative processes and outcomes (r = 0.593). This study reflects the importance of critical reflection's association with TL (r = 0.541) but also places potential constraints on its prominence as a central component of TL, raising subtle questions into additional moderating or mediating constructs impacting TL. |
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| ISSN: | 1541-3446 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/15413446211045163 |
