Design and Validation of a Research Instrument to Measure Perception and formation of Natural Risks in School Geography
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Abstract
In educational research, the validation of a questionnaire is an essential step to ensure the quality, accuracy, and usefulness of the data collected, which ultimately enhances the robustness and impact of the research. The study presented here has two objectives. The first is to design an instrument to measure students’ education and perception (Primary Education, Secondary Education, and Baccalaureate) regarding natural hazards. The second is to analyse the content validity of the designed instrument through the application of the Delphi method. Concerning the study topic, natural hazards constitute a research subject that, along with the associated environmental and socio-economic impacts, includes the need to provide applied proposals to reduce existing risk levels in a given territory. The Delphi method was used, which allowed for an efficient response from the selected experts (n=16) for the validation. As a result, a mixed questionnaire with 17 items was developed, reflecting the professional experience of experts from different contexts, which grants the questionnaire clarity and relevance in the designed questions.