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Development and Validation of Home Newspaper Utilization Scale for Elementary School Students (HNUS-E)

초등학생을 위한 가정 신문 활용 척도의 개발 및 타당화

  • Choi, Naya (Seoul National University, Seoul, College of Human Ecology, Department of Child Development and Family Studies/Research institute of Human Ecology) ;
  • Jung, Soojeong (Catholic University / Siheung Daeya Elementary School/Graduate School of Education, Department of Early Childhood Education, the Catholic University of Korea)
  • 최나야 (서울대학교 생활과학대학 아동가족학과, 생활과학연구소) ;
  • 정수정 (가톨릭대학교 아동학, 시흥대야초등학교, 가톨릭대학교 교육대학원 유아교육전공)
  • Received : 2019.03.11
  • Accepted : 2019.04.02
  • Published : 2019.05.30
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Abstract

This study develops and validates an objective scale to measure newspaper use at home by elementary school students and parents. We developed a preliminary scale of 59 items through the review of literature on newspaper use and mediation as well as the examination of content validity by education experts. Collected data were analyzed using SPSS 21.0 and AMOS 21.0 programs. A total of 42 items were supported by 703 parents with students in grades 1-6 using exploratory factor analysis. The model included 3 categories and 9 sub-factors: instruction (modeling, restriction, and text instruction), activities (play activity, conversation, online mediation, and scrap activity), and belief (academic achievement and information acquisition). Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed and validated the model fit; in addition, convergent validity, and discriminant validity, and cross validity was confirmed through correlation analysis by gender comparison and grade comparison. We also verified the validity of this scale through correlation analysis based on Yu and Jung (2012)'s newspaper mediation variables and scale in regards to children's motivation for using newspapers. Finally, internal consistency reliability and half reliability were also confirmed. In conclusion, the suitability and stability of home newspaper utilization scale for elementary students (HNUS-E) were confirmed. This scale provides parents and educators with ideas for the development of the children's literacy, cognitive, and affective domains that can be effectively used in research on newspaper use for school-aged children.

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