Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 M.A. in Educational Psychology, Tehran University , Tehran, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

3 Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

This study investigated the validity, reliability and factor structure of Delaware school climate- student (DSCS-S) (Bear, Gaskins, Blank, Chen, 2016) in Iranian girl high school students. 500 girl high school students from grade 11 (250 experimental sciences, 250 human sciences) were selected through multi-stage sampling method and Persian version of DSCS-S was administrated among three towns of Zanjan province. The results based on item analysis showed that Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the scale was 0.92. Then the internal consistency of the scale was high. Confirmatory factor analysis also confirmed this structure and the existence of 7 factors: teacher-student relations, student-student relations, student engagement, clarity of expectations, fairness of rules, school safety and bullying. The factor structure of the scale was invariant by major. Goodness of fit indicates of confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the 7 extracted factors. Based on the results, Persian version of DSCS-S can be used as a precise instrument among girl high school students in Iran.

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