Assessment of Sustainability Knowledge on Energy Issues : Development and Validation of an Instrument for Pre-Service Science Teachers

Zulqifli Alqadri; Yulianti Yusal; Musawwir Usman; Amalia Rahmadani

doi:10.55927/eajmr.v5i5.97

Authors

Zulqifli Alqadri Universitas Negeri Makassar
Yulianti Yusal Universitas Negeri Makassar
Musawwir Usman Universitas Negeri Makassar
Amalia Rahmadani Universitas Negeri Makassar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55927/eajmr.v5i5.97

Keywords:

Sustainability knowledge, Energy issues, Instrument development, Pre-service science teachers, Science education

Abstract

This study aimed to develop and preliminarily validate an energy-issue-based sustainability knowledge assessment instrument for pre-service science teachers. Its novelty lies in contextualizing sustainability knowledge within authentic energy issues across environmental, economic, and social domains. The study employed an instrument development design with preliminary empirical testing involving 32 science education students in a single pilot administration. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, item difficulty, item discrimination, and KR-20 reliability. The findings indicated moderate student performance, better achievement on domain-specific than integrative items, and several items that were overly easy or showed weak discrimination. These results suggest that the instrument is potentially useful as a diagnostic tool in sustainability-oriented science education, although further refinement and broader validation are required.

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