Perrucci, V., Cacciamani, S., Khanlari, A., & Balboni, G.
The Classroom Community Scale in a face-to-face university context: Factorial structure and convergent/divergent validity
The Sense of Community (SC) in the university context relates to academic achievement, social participation, and well-being. One of the most common tools to measure student SC in the university context is the Classroom Community Scale (CCS), consisting of two subscales: Connectedness and Learning. This 2-factor structure has not beenconfirmed in face-to-face courses yet. The present investigation was aimed to verify its factorial structure and convergent/divergent validity in face-to-face university courses. The original 2-factor structure was partially confirmed via the explorative structural equation model with the data collected from 420 university students. The two resulting factors had internal consistency. Moreover, they showed good convergent/divergent validity in relation to a different scale of SC and a scale of perceived social support ‒‒ a construct similar to, but distinct from, SC ‒‒investigated in a group of 175 students. The CCS is an efficient tool for designing, monitoring, and evaluating face-to-face university courses.
Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology, 2022, Vol. 29, pp. 297-307, DOI: 10.4473/TPM29.3.2
