Attempting Valid Assessment of Spiritual Growth: A Survey of Christ-centered Living*

In an effort to document spiritual growth as an aspect of the mission of our university, we sought to implement sound assessment procedures so that students' specific spiritual needs might be identified. First, we evaluated our university's spirituality focus and potential matching assessm...

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Main Author: Hancock, Thomas E. (Author)
Contributors: Bufford, Rodger K. ; Lau, Brad A. ; Ninteman, Neil
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2005
In: Christian education journal
Year: 2005, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages: 129-153
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Summary:In an effort to document spiritual growth as an aspect of the mission of our university, we sought to implement sound assessment procedures so that students' specific spiritual needs might be identified. First, we evaluated our university's spirituality focus and potential matching assessments. No existing instrument completely fit our needs, so we coordinated in our community to create a survey of Christ-centered living rooted in evangelical beliefs. The assessment of 110 freshmen and 65 seminarians yielded high internal consistency, good test-retest reliability, significant group differences, and concurrent validity. This work is a needed addition to the literature. More importantly, our methods, instrument, and recommendations could empower Christian educators to mentor students with a more precise knowledge of their spiritual needs.
ISSN:2378-525X
Contains:Enthalten in: Christian education journal
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/073989130500200108