Measuring Faculty Engagement in Online Formative or Whole-Person Education: A Revised Instrument and Item Response Theory Model

• In Event: Examining Factors Related to Mental Health Within Online Learning Environments

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the importance of supporting students’ comprehensive well-being when teaching online. One approach is formative or whole-person education, which centers students’ development of wholeness, purpose, and community. This study introduces an IRT-based scale that measures the extent to which faculty members engage in formative education online. The construct validity of this measure is supported through its intensive development process, which included semi-structured interviews with 37 faculty members and a pilot test. The current paper presents psychometric results for the revised 25-item scale using a sample of 244 instructors.

Authors

• Stanton E. F. Wortham, Boston College
  Presenting Author

• Katrina Borowiec, Boston College
  Presenting Author

• Deoksoon Kim, Boston College
  Presenting Author