ORCID
Melike Hanedar: 0000-0002-6731-1167
Gizem Ozyazici: 0009-0005-2049-0777
Gaye Defne Ceyhan: 0000-0003-1312-3547
Document Type
Article
Date
Spring 4-13-2024
Keywords
Global climate change, plausibility perception, instrument validation
Language
English
Acknowledgements
We would like to express our gratitude to Doug Lombardi for his invaluable assistance and guidance throughout the development of the updated scale. We would also like to thank Serkan Arikan for generously sharing his knowledge, which greatly enriched our study.
Official Citation
Hanedar, M., Ozyazici, G., & Ceyhan, G. D. (2024). Assessment and validation: an updated climate change Plausibility Perception Measure. Environmental Education Research, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2024.2341172
Disciplines
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Science and Mathematics Education
Description/Abstract
Plausibility perceptions about climate change influence learner engagement, motivation, and knowledge acquisition, thereby shaping the effectiveness of climate change education. The Plausibility Perception Measure (PPM) was originally developed following the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2007. There was a need to update the scale to measure individuals' plausibility perceptions regarding the current climate crisis. This study updated the PPM scale to reflect the IPCC's 2022 report on impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability. The updated PPM scale is a ten-point Likert scale consisting of 15 items. Data were collected from 330 pre-service teachers at a public research university. The reliability of the scale represents an excellent consistency measure (α=.92). Confirmatory factor analysis results indicated that the three-factor model fit the data very well (TLI ≥ .90, CFI ≥ .90, RMSEA ≤ .08). The updated PPM scale shows promising reliability and validity for assessing individuals' plausibility perceptions of the current climate crisis.
Recommended Citation
Hanedar, M., Ozyazici, G., & Ceyhan, G. D. (2024). Assessment and validation: an updated climate change Plausibility Perception Measure. Environmental Education Research, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2024.2341172
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