3～6岁幼儿好奇心结构探索与验证性因子分析

Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Structure of Teacher Evaluation for Curiosity of Three-to Six-Years-Olds Infants

以幼儿园3～6岁幼儿为对象,通过80名幼儿教师对480名幼儿好奇心行为特征描述的开放式问卷调查,编制出60个项目的初始问卷,对500名幼儿的初测结果进行探索性因子分析后,形成了33个项目的正式问卷,对1000名幼儿的评价结果进行验证性因子分析,结果表明:教师评价的3～6岁幼儿好奇心结构包括敏感、对未知事物的关注、好问、喜欢摆弄、探索持久和好奇体验6个因子。

This study sought to clarify the construction of preschool children's curiosity. Curiosity characters of 480 preschool children were described by 80 preschool teachers. Based on this, the paper designed a 60 items original Curiosity Questionnaire For Three- to Six- Year- Olds (Teacher Rating), then 500 infants were evaluated by their teacher with this questionnaire. Based on the results of exploratory factor analysis for original questionnaire, formed a 33 items formal questionnaire. The formal questionnaire was administered to 1000 infants. The authors analyzed and tested the formal questionnaire by means of confirmatory factor analysis. As results showed, the questionnaire included six factors: sensitivity, attention to unknown things, intention to ask, intention to manipulate, permanent exploratory and experience of curiosity.