Development and Validation of Perception of Wisdom Exploratory Rating Scale: An Instrument to Examine Teachers' Perceptions of Wisdom

• In Event: Understanding Holistic Education in a School System

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop and validate the Perception of Wisdom Exploratory Rating Scale based on the Polyhedron Model of Wisdom (PMW). A total number of 585 responses from in-service and preservice teachers was collected. In the EFA, the items fit a seven-factor structure, producing the following subscales: knowledge management, self-regulation, moral maturity, openness, tolerance, sound judgment, and creative thinking. CFA was performed to test the construct validity of the scale. The model did produce a good fit to the data (χ2/df= 1.67, CFI= .92, TLI= .91, RMSEA= .049, and SRMR= .06). With continued testing and revisions, this instrument could be useful for cross-cultural comparison of perceptions of wisdom and identification of barriers to promoting wisdom instruction.

Authors

• Sareh Karami, Mississippi State University
  Presenting Author

• Andy Parra Martinez, University of Arkansas
  Presenting Author

• Mehdi Ghahremani, Mississippi State University
  Presenting Author

• Marcia L. Gentry, Purdue University
  Non-Presenting Author