التكافؤ العاملي لمقياس حب الاستطلاع العلمي : دراسة مقارنة عبر النوع الاجتماعي و المحافظة في البيئة العمانية

Abstract EN

The current study aimed to examine the factorial structure of the Scientific Curiosity Scale in the Sultanate of Oman.

In addition, multi-group confirmatory factor analysis was used to examine the configural, metric, scalar, and strict measurement invariance of the scientific curiosity scale across gender and governorate.

The study sample included 1244 students from both genders (657 boys, 587 girls).

Participants were selected from the basic education level in Ash Sharqiyah North, Ad Dakhiliyah, and Muscat Governorates in Oman.

The results of invariance across gender and Governorates asserted that the scale measures the construct in the same way across males and females and for the three Governorates.

The practitioners who will use the scientific curiosity scale can make valid comparisons between boys and girls and among the three governorates