Validação do Learning Climate Questionnaire (LCQ): um questionário para avaliação do clima de aprendizagem

Abstract

Introduction: The learning environment is considered an appropriate atmosphere for students to create emotional bonds in the school environment, influencing their motivation. Objective: Validate the questionnaire Learning Climate Questionnaire (LCQ) to the Brazilian context. Methods: The cross-cultural adaptation was performed by three experts in Sport Psychology involved in the assessment of content validity, after the completion of translation and back translation. For the internal consistency and construct validation of the LCQ the sample consisted of 403 students from public schools in the northwest of Paraná. The Confirmatory Factor Analysis was performed using the Maximum Likelihood method. Results: The results showed that the version for the Portuguese language contains appropriate questions for clarity of language and practical relevance (CVC> 0,83). The test-retest reliability was satisfactory (R = 0,72). Confirmatory factor analysis presented adjustment indices suitable (χ2/df = 2,81, GFI = 0,92, CFI = 0,93, TLI = 0,92, RMSEA = 0,06). Conclusion: The Brazilian Portuguese version of LCQ showed evidences of validity to evaluate the learning climate on the scholar Brazilian context