Validity and Reliability Testing of an e-learning Questionnaire for Chemistry Instruction

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G. Guspatni, Y. Kurniawati

2018 IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering Vol. 335 Issue 1 Conference paper Cited by 4

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to examine validity and reliability of a questionnaire used to evaluate e-learning implementation in chemistry instruction. 48 questionnaires were filled in by students who had studied chemistry through e-learning system. The questionnaire consisted of 20 indicators evaluating students' perception on using e-learning. Parametric testing was done as data were assumed to follow normal distribution. Item validity of the questionnaire was examined through item-total correlation using Pearson's formula while its reliability was assessed with Cronbach's alpha formula. Moreover, convergent validity was assessed to see whether indicators building a factor had theoretically the same underlying construct. The result of validity testing revealed 19 valid indicators while the result of reliability testing revealed Cronbach's alpha value of .886. The result of factor analysis showed that questionnaire consisted of five factors, and each of them had indicators building the same construct. This article shows the importance of factor analysis to get a construct valid questionnaire before it is used as research instrument. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.

Affiliations

Department of Chemistry, Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia; Department of Mathematics, Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia