Abstract:

Objective: To develop information search self-efficacy scale for college students in China by evaluating statistical indexes such as reliability and validity of the preliminary information search self-efficacy scale. Methods: Firstly, we develop preliminary information search self-efficacy scale in accordance with the compile principle. We then assess 142 students against preliminary scale, revise the result, and form a final scale. 294 college students are analyze afterward. Results: The average popular rate of scale items is 0.43, around 0.50, whereas discrimination of each item reaches 0.4 or more. Factor
analysis shows that six factors are consistent with the designed factors of scale. Cronbach’s alpha of scale is 0.819. In addition to the “environment” factor, reliability of each dimension is greater than 0.70.Conclusion: The college students’ information search self-efficacy scale features good reliability and
validity.

Key words:

Information retrieval, College student, Self-efficacy, Scale, Statistics