Construction and standardization of geographic literacy test for secondary school students

Geographic Literacy is an important part of social science education; there are still few standardized instruments available to evaluate geographic literacy at the secondary school level. The present study aims to create and standardize a Geographic Literacy Test for secondary school pupils. A test framework and established aspects of geographic literacy were used to create an initial pool of multiple-choice questions. A limited sample was used in a pilot research to assess time needs, instruction clarity, and viability. The improved test was subsequently administered to a try-out sample of 100 secondary school students. Item analysis was conducted using difficulty index, discrimination index, and distractor analysis. Based on the results, modest improvements were made to improve item functioning. Cronbach's Alpha was used to determine the test's reliability and the reliability value of 0.73 indicated satisfactory internal consistency. Expert judgment was used to guarantee the test's face validity and content. The completed Geographic Literacy Test has excellent psychometric qualities and can be used to test secondary school students' geographic literacy for research and educational assessment purposes.