A Development of the Goal Setting Formative Questionnaire: Thai Version

The aim of this research was to develop and validate a Thai version of the goal setting formative questionnaire for university students. The questionnaire was developed based on the original version by Gaumer Erickson and Noonan (2018).  It employed a self-reported Likert scale with five points, a total of 19 items. The questionnaire encompassed three key components: the meaningful subscale, the personal improvement subscale, and the data-based subscale. The development and validation of the instrument were divided into two parts. The first part was to develop the Thai version of the goal-setting formative questionnaire using the backward translation technique. The questionnaire was translated into Thai and subsequently revised based on the feedback provided by three expert reviewers. Furthermore, back-translation process confirmed the preservation of the original language and content of the research instrument. The second part was to validate the instrument by examining the construct validity and internal consistency reliability. Data collection was conducted among 118 first-year undergraduate students during the 2022 academic year at King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi.

The findings from the confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the model exhibited a good fit with the empirical data (Chi-square = 1.28; df=1; p=0.26; CFI=0.99; TLI=0.97; SRMR= 0.01; RMSEA= 0.05), demonstrating its construct validity. Moreover, Cronbach’s alpha ranged from 0.81 to 0.86, indicating sufficient internal consistency. Given that the Thai version of the goal-setting formative questionnaire has undergone rigorous content validation, construct validation, and assessment of internal consistency, it can be considered a valid measurement tool suitable for future use among Thai students.