Empowering Students in Contemporary Education: Development of a Questionnaire for Classroom Interaction Survey

• In Event: Development and Validation of Survey Instruments

Abstract

Modern education aims at improvement through classroom interaction. This survey study aimed to develop a questionnaire and assess the classroom interaction of a contemporary curriculum in Hong Kong. Its holistic design started with a preliminary framework of the proximal development zone and insiders’ understanding of the research context. Statistical analysis showed that the questionnaire was both reliable and valid. The initial examination suggested that regression equations were significant in two rounds of administration. The use of exploratory factor analysis refined 21 items with a three-order factor structure first but then reduced to a two-order structure in the second round. Further validation by confirmatory factor analysis is necessary. Most importantly, the development of this pioneering work requires iterations and revisions.

Author

• Ivy Lau, The University of Hong Kong