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Qualitative and Quantitative Validation of Tools with Rating Scales Aimed at Assessing the Quality of University Service-Learning
Published on: August 29, 2025
Psychometric Evaluation of the Service-Learning in Nursing Inventory
Donna M Nickitas1, Gerard M Fealy, Mary L De Natale
1About the Authors Donna M. Nickitas, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CNE, FNAP, FAAN, is a professor, Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, Hunter College, City University of New York. Gerard M. Fealy, PhD, RGN, is a professor, University College Dublin School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems, Ireland. Mary L. De Natale, EdD, RN, CNL, is a professor, University of San Francisco School of Nursing and Health Professions, California. For more information, contact Dr. Nickitas atdnickita@hunter.cuny.edu.
Aim:
The aim was to develop an instrument to assess undergraduate nursing students' experience of service-learning to reveal benefits and identify service-learning as a professional value that leads to civic and social responsibility.
Background:
Service-learning is a teaching and learning approach that integrates academic learning with experiential community-centered foci. It provides structured opportunities for reflection on broader social and cultural dimensions of health. There is no valid and reliable instrument to measure service-learning experience of nursing students.
Method:
A psychometric evaluation was conducted through item analysis, validity, and reliability.
Results:
Face validity agreement was 80 percent; the content validity index was adjusted until 1 was achieved for each item. Two factors explained 58.64 percent of the total variance. Cronbach's α was .940 for the skills subscale and .932 for the personal insight subscale.
Conclusion:
The inventory demonstrated strong psychometric properties. Future research should focus on replication on diverse populations.
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