The Development of a Short Form Ocean Literacy Evaluation Scale

Abstract

This research aimed at developing a “Short Form Ocean Literacy Evaluation Scale” using the existing ocean literacy survey for easier implementation for water activities.

Firstly, since the existing ocean literacy survey (9 factors 36 items) was an evaluation scale developed through cluster analysis, confirmatory factor analysis was used to reconstruct it into 8 factors (32 items). Next, 5 out of the 8 reconstructed factors where the discriminant validity was not approved were thought to be able to be integrated and reconstructed into 4 factors. This resulted in CFI, discriminant validity and internal consistency that were either above standard values or deemed to be within the tolerance range. Furthermore, the evaluation of the factor 4 (12 items) targeted at instructors showed similar results, reinforcing its reliability and validity. Therefore the “Short Form Ocean Literacy Evaluation Scale” was successfully developed to be a more convenient alternative to the existing ocean literacy survey.