DESIGN AND VALIDATION SCALE TO ASSESS UNIVERSITY SERVICE-LEARNING IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SPORTS

The interest that Service-Learning is having in the framework of Higher Education encourages verification of its effects on university education. For this purpose, we need rigorous and reliable tools that help us measure the impact of these training proposals from a comprehensive approach. This article describes the process for the design and validation of an instrument that allows us to assess the evaluation of the perception of university students regarding Service-Learning in Physical Activity and Sport and how they contribute to their learning. For the construction of the instrument, a bibliographic review was carried out related to the proposed objective. For validation, 200 students from five Spanish universities who had participated during the 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 courses in some experience of Service-Learning in Physical Activity with groups at a disadvantage were included. Content validation was developed by six experts. A confirmatory factor analysis was carried out to assess the theoretical dimension structure proposed for the scale and the internal consistency of the global scale and each of its dimensions was checked. The results confirm the adequacy of the chosen structural model (RMSEA = .08) and the reliability of the scale (alpha = .95) and of each of its dimensions (alpha between .68 and .86). It is concluded that the scale is valid for measuring students' perception of participation in University Service-Learning experiences and their contribution to learning and personal and social development. In addition, it will allow us to objectify and validate the specific effects that this pedagogical approach has in its educational, professional, personal and community aspect.