Validation of Religious Tolerance Scale for High School Students: Confirmatory Factor Analysis Study

Abstract

This study aims to conduct a confirmatory factor analysis on students' religious tolerance scale. The study was conducted in the Kudus district by involving 418 high school students in the age range of 14-17 years old who were randomly selected through the distribution of a Google form-based questionnaire. The data collected included students from various religions, including Islam, Christianity, Catholicism, and Buddhism. In preparing concepts and items, expert validation involved five experts: Christian religious education experts, psychological scale experts, language experts, guidance and counseling service experts, and Islamic spiritual education service experts. The test results showed a KMO MSA of 0.949 and formed five factors, each with an anti-image value of each component, including peacefully 0.829, bravery 0.958, respect 0.848, awareness 0.850, and cooperation 0.837. These results indicate that this instrument is qualified to be used as a measurement scale for religious tolerance in students.