Construction and validation of a motivation-oriented educational content with the aim of increase electricity saving behavior
Subject Areas : Educational management
Morad Abdivarmazan
1
(Assistant Professor of Azad University, South Tehran Branch)
Mohammad Naghy Farahani
2
(Professor, Department of Psychology, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran.)
Hamid Khanipour
3
(Professor assistant, Department of Psychology, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran.)
Keywords: electricity saving behavior, motivation, training content, validating.,
Abstract :
Saving electricity consumption is one of the important ways to reduce electricity consumption. The purpose of this research was to construct and validate an educational content for teaching electricity saving behavior. For this purpose, in the first step, articles published between 2010 and 2020 related to saving electricity in scientific websites were used. The sample included 103 articles that were studied using thematic analysis method. By using the theme analysis method, 422 basic concepts were extracted, which were classified in the form of 17 organizing themes and all of them formed the comprehensive theme of electricity saving behavior. In the second step, the findings from the review of the articles were combined with the elements of the model proposed by Abdivarmazan et al (1399, 1401) and the network of themes was drawn. In the third step, a training program was prepared covering the extracted themes and the elements of the model proposed by Abdivarmazan et al (1399, 1401). In the fourth step, the opinions of 28 experts in related fields were used to determine the content validity index (CVI) and content validity ratio (CVR). In the fifth step, the educational program was examined through interviews with 6 experts in the field of education and social psychology. The results showed that the content of the motivation-based training for electricity-saving behavior is valid. This program can be used as a comprehensive resource and an effective tool for educating electricity-saving behavior by organizations and responsible parties.