Anderson Cheryl B, Lee Hwa Young, Byars-Winston Angela, Baldwin Constance D, Cameron Carrie, Chang Shine
Cancer Prevention Research Training Program, Department of Epidemiology, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
School of Medicine & Public Health, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI.
J Career Assess. 2016 Feb 1;24(1):182-196. doi: 10.1177/1069072714565780. Epub 2015 Jan 6.
Competency in forms of scientific communication, both written and spoken, is essential for success in academic science. This study examined the psychometric properties of three new measures, based on social cognitive career theory, that are relevant to assessment of skill and perseverance in scientific communication. Pre- and postdoctoral trainees in biomedical science (N = 411) completed online questionnaires assessing self-efficacy in scientific communication, career outcome expectations, and interest in performing tasks in scientific writing, oral presentation, and impromptu scientific discourse. Structural equation modeling was used to evaluate factor structures and model relations. Confirmatory factor analysis supported a 22-item, 3-factor measure of self-efficacy, an 11-item, 2-factor measure of outcome expectations, and a 12-item, 3-factor measure of interest in scientific communication activities. Construct validity was further demonstrated by theory-consistent inter-factor relations and relations with typical communications performance behaviors (e.g., writing manuscripts, abstracts, presenting at national meetings).
具备书面和口头形式的科学交流能力，对于在学术科学领域取得成功至关重要。本研究基于社会认知职业理论，考察了三种与科学交流技能和毅力评估相关的新测量方法的心理测量特性。生物医学科学领域的博士后前和博士后学员（N = 411）完成了在线问卷，评估科学交流中的自我效能感、职业成果期望以及在科学写作、口头报告和即兴科学论述中执行任务的兴趣。采用结构方程模型来评估因素结构和模型关系。验证性因素分析支持了一个包含22个项目、3个因素的自我效能感测量方法，一个包含11个项目、2个因素的成果期望测量方法，以及一个包含12个项目、3个因素的对科学交流活动兴趣的测量方法。理论一致的因素间关系以及与典型交流表现行为（如撰写手稿、摘要、在全国会议上发言）的关系进一步证明了结构效度。
