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Abstract
This study piloted a service-learning assessment suite to measure students’ perceived self-efficacy on program development and implementation competencies (Service-Learning Self-Efficacy on Program Development and Implementation [SL-SEPDI]), Service-Learning Belief Inventory (SLBI), and an Overall Service-Learning Self-Efficacy on Program Development and Implementation (OVSL-SEPDI) scales. MPH students in a required course participated in the study during 2011-2015 (N = 87). Baseline survey was used to assess the reliabilities of the 12-item SL-SEPDI and the nine-item SLBI scales, and posttest survey assessed the 10-item OVSL-SEPDI scale. Confirmatory factor analysis showed good model fit index and all items loaded significantly on both the SL-SEPDI (χ2/df = 1.34; root mean square error of approximation [RMSEA] = .067; Tucker–Lewis index [TLI] = .92; comparative fit index [CFI] = .94; incremental fit index [IFI] = .94; goodness-of-fit index [GFI] = .86) and SLBI (χ2/df = 1.28; RMSEA = .061; TLI = .97; CFI = .98; IFI = .98; GFI = .91) scales. Data also showed satisfactory reliability scores, with Cronbach’s alphas of .87, .88, and .91 for the SL-SEPDI, SLBI, and OVSL-SEPDI scales. This study provides data supporting the validities and reliabilities of this service-learning measurement suite, and has implications to assess student self-efficacy outcomes.
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Author Biographies
Su-I Hou, DrPH, CPH, MCHES, RN, is currently a Professor of the Department of Health Management and Informatics (HMI), College of Health and Public Affairs (COHPA) at the University of Central Florida (UCF), Orlando, FL, USA. She serves as the Health Service Management & Research (HSMR) track coordinator for COHPA’s interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Public Affairs. Most of her research involves working with community partners in developing and validating the study instrument, assessing psycho-social factors that influence health behaviors, developing and implementing theory-based health programs, and evaluating the effectiveness of program interventions. Dr. Hou has extensive experience integrating service-learning components into her teaching of core or required mater and doctoral courses.
Vince Pereira, MHA, PCMH, CCE, is current a health-track doctoral student in COHPA’s interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Public Affairs at the University of Central Floria, Orlando, FL, USA. He is a McKnight Doctoral Fellow of Florida Education Fund, Inc. He is also a senior business analyst at the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) in Washington, DC, USA.
