Validation of a Scale for measuring Attitudes towards History in Secondary students

Several studies confirm the relevance of the mediating effect of attitudes in the construction of historical knowledge. However, despite this evidence, a literaturereview indicates the existence of a single instrument for measuring attitudes toward History, validated through exploratory approaches in English-speaking contexts. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to design and validate, through confirmatory techniques, a more completed scale for its use in Spanish-speaking contexts. Data were collected from 430 students, with an average age of 16.29 (SD = 1.02) years. The results confirmed that the 14-item structure showed a good fit to the data (S-B?2 (74, N = 430) = 215.54, p < .001; RMSEA [90% CI] = .068 [.058-.079]; NNFI = .94; CFI = .95). Attitudes toward History is a two-component construct, comprising three underlying factors: perceived usefulness and utility, interest for historical knowledge and conservative beliefs.

• Main Authors: Yáñez-Marquina, Lara, Pereda-Herrero, María Visitación, Palmeiro-Anastacio, Ricardo José, Velasco-Luzuriaga, Erlantz
• Format: Online
• Language: spa
• Published: Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas (IIPSI, Conicet-UNC) 2018
• Subjects: actitudes hacia la historia; análisis factorial confirmatorio; escala; enseñanza secundaria; attitudes toward History; confirmatory factor analysis; scale; secondary education
• Online Access: https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revaluar/article/view/19769