The New Career Awareness Scale for Students on the Covid-19 Pandemic: The Rasch Model

• Published in: Pegem eğitim ve öğretim dergisi = Pegem journal of education and instruction 2024-01, Vol.14 (2), p.167
• Main Authors: Bhakti, Caraka Putra, Muh Farozin, Suwarjo (Advisor)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 2146-0655; 2148-239X
• DOI: 10.47750/pegegog.14.02.21

This study aims to develop an instrument that has yet to be developed before: a career awareness instrument intended for junior high school students in Indonesia. The development of this instrument is to obtain data on the condition of students' career awareness during the Covid-19 pandemic. This study applies a quantitative method with a descriptive type. The selection of respondents in this study used a simple random sampling method involving 745 respondents. The developed instrument emphasizes six aspects to determine student career awareness. The data collection technique was applied in the form of a questionnaire. Later, the data was analyzed using the Winstep version of the Rasch Model application, which presents several elements. The results of the Rasch model analysis show that the Chronbach Alpha value is 0.78 with item quality as indicated by the item reliability value of 1.00 (particular category), and the level of consistency of respondents' answers is 0.81 (good category). Furthermore, 30 items are suitable for developing this instrument, as seen from the results of the Outfit MNSQ scores that meet the requirements of the Rasch model.