Abstract

The purpose of this study is to develop a preliminary question that measures the student agency of elementary school students in the 3rd and 6th grades. To achieve the research purpose, an extensive review of relevant literature was conducted, resulting in the identification of six key components of student agency. These components are 'mindset', 'self-perception', 'intentionality', 'choice-making', 'persistence', and 'interactiveness', which have been further categorized into 37 questions across the six identified areas. Second, based on these draft questions, a Delphi survey was conducted targeting 10 researchers related to elementary education and student agency. Through the first Delphi, the names and questions of each area were revised, and based on this, the second Delphi was conducted. As a result of the second Delphi, 32 preliminary questions in 6 factors were derived: 'growth-mindset', 'self-perception', 'intentionality', 'choice-making', 'persistence', and 'interactiveness'. Third, a preliminary test was conducted on 173 3rd to 6th grade elementary school students to confirm the reliability of the preliminary questions, and it was determined that the questions agreed upon through Delphi were stated in terms that elementary school students could sufficiently understand. Through this process, the preliminary questions were revised into 6 components and 31 sub-questions. Next, to verify the validity of the preliminary questions, a test was conducted on 407 3rd to 6th grade elementary school students based on the revised questions, and then an exploratory factor analysis was performed. As a result of the analysis, the preliminary questions for the student agency test for students in grades 3 to 6 of elementary school are 'growth-mindset (4 questions), self-perception (5 questions), intentionality (4 questions), choice-making (3 questions), and persistence (5 questions), interactiveness (7 questions) and 28 sub-questions were finally derived. Finally, the conclusion revealed the implications and limitations of this study, and suggested ways to utilize the preliminary questions developed in this study as well as for future research.

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