Validation study demonstrates a two-domain botanical literacy scale in university students, indicating effective assessment of ecological attitudes and practical readiness.
Key Points
To develop and evaluate a multidimensional botanical literacy instrument for higher education that measures affective attitudes and perceived psychomotor readiness to support sustainability education.
Followed a Design and Development Research (DDR) framework incorporating indicator formulation, content validation, and psychometric evaluation.
Sampled 378 Indonesian university students through stratified random sampling, conducting exploratory factor analysis on a subsample (n = 180) and confirmatory factor analysis on the full sample (N = 378).
Confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated good construct fit for the two-domain structure (CFI = 0.956; TLI = 0.947; RMSEA = 0.045).
Established a reliable 28-item instrument composed of 14 affective items and 14 perceived psychomotor indicators reflecting practical plant engagement.