Systems Thinking Research Contact
Co-Principal Investigator
Mary Dolansky, PhD, RN
216.368.0568
mad15@case.edu
Co-Principal Investigator
Shirley Moore, PhD, RN, FAAN
216.368.5978
smm8@case.edu
The Systems Thinking Scale: A Measure of Systems Thinking
A Key Component of the Advancement of the Science of CQI
Funding Agency: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Grant #65114)
Dates: October 2008 - December 2010
Principal Investigators
- Mary Dolansky, PhD, RN
- Shirley Moore, PhD, RN, FAAN
The goal of this project was to develop and conduct psychometric testing of a measure of systems thinking, the Systems Thinking Scale (STS). For this project, we:
- Generated an initial bank of test items representative of the concept of Systems Thinking in CQI
- Performed preliminary field testing of the instrument to ensure clarity of meaning of the items and feasibility of the response format to end users
- Executed extensive psychometric testing to assess reliability and validity of the STS
The Turkish translation of the STS Manual linked above was provided thanks to Gizem AÇIKGÖZ, assistant professor at Istanbul Kent University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Nursing Department.