Development of Local Potential-Based Environmental Care Instrument and its Ability to Reveal Students' Caring Attitudes at Genders and Grades

Abstract

This study aimed to develop an environmental care instrument for students based on local potential and test its effectiveness on different genders and grades. This research is development research of three stages, i.e., literature analysis and preparation of instrument items, the validity of instrument content, and constructs validity using EFA and CFA. The instrument consists of 25 positive and negative statement items using 5 rating scales. The environmental care attitude instrument development results have met the criteria of construct validity through EFA and CFA. The EFA validation yielded 23 items (1 item eliminated from the 1st EFA and another from the 2nd EFA). The results of the final validation using CFA showed that all items met the fit criteria and formed three factors. The analysis results of the instrument effectiveness show that the instrument has been able to reveal students' environmental care attitudes which is differentiated by gender and grade. The results of the analysis showed that female students have a better environmental care attitude than male students and students of class XI have a better environmental care attitude than students of class X. Overall, the instrument has met content and construct validity and is effectively used to reveal students' environmental care attitudes.