A Study of Development and Validation of the Wayfinding Ability Test(WAT)

본 연구는 길찾기 능력을 예측할 수 있는 척도를 개발하기 위해 방향감각이나 네비게이션에 대한 연구들을 바탕으로 길찾기에 있어서 중요한 인지적 요소들을 탐색하였고, 도심 생활권자의 실정에 맞는 척도를 제작한 후 그 타당성을 검증하였다. 예비 문항 선정에 있어서, 방향감각 및 네비게이션에 대한 선행연구들(Hegarty et al., 2002; Nadolne & Stringer, 2001; Takeuchi & Kato, 2003)의 문항과 길찾기에 요구되는 인지능력(기억력, 학습, 시지각 등)을 측정하는 문항을 첨가하여 총 80개의 예비문항을 구성하였다. 이를 만 18세에서 28세의 대학생 301명을 대상으로 요인분석을 실시한 결과, 4요인이 추출되었고 요인부하량이 낮은 문항과 요인 간 중첩이 많은 문항을 제외하여 최종적으로 28문항을 선정하였다(요인1: ‘공간 기억 및 학습능력’, 요인2: ‘방향감각’, 요인3: ‘지도 활용력’, 요인4: ‘시공간 지각력’). 본 검사의 신뢰도를 검증해본 결과, 28개 문항들 전체, 그리고 네 요인들의 내적 일치도가 높았고, 선행연구의 방향감각 척도들과 높은 상관관계를 보였다.

keywords: 길찾기, 네비게이션, 방향감각, 척도개발, wayfinding, navigation, sense of direction, scale, wayfinding, navigation, sense of direction, scale

Abstract

To develop a scale predicting one's ability to find a way, this study investigated the major cognitive components based on literatures about sense of direction and navigation, and then developed the wayfinding ability test (WAT) adapted to metropolitan and examined it's validity. In preparatory questionnaire having 80 items, 35 items from sense of direction and navigation studies(Takeuchi & Kato, 2003; Hegarty et al., 2002) were consisted and additional items assessing principal abilities (e.g. memory, learning, visual perception) were added. The finding from 301 college students (mean age: 22.1±2.4) was analyzed by factor analysis, and it yielded following 4 factors: ‘spatial memory and learning’, ‘sense of direction’, ‘using map’, and ‘visospatial perception’. The WAT were founded that it had high reliability in overall items and each factor and highly correlated with existing sense of direction scales.

keywords: 길찾기, 네비게이션, 방향감각, 척도개발, wayfinding, navigation, sense of direction, scale, wayfinding, navigation, sense of direction, scale

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Vol.24 No.2

길찾기 능력 검사의 개발 및 타당화 연구

A Study of Development and Validation of the Wayfinding Ability Test(WAT)

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