Research Article
An Exploratory Factor Analysis: Instrument for Assessment of Episodic Memory Impairment in Early Childhood
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.17-9-2024.2352862, author={Artha Mahindra Diputera and Gita Noveri Eza and Peny Husna Handayani and Srinahyanti Srinahyanti}, title={An Exploratory Factor Analysis: Instrument for Assessment of Episodic Memory Impairment in Early Childhood}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Innovation in Education, Science, and Culture, ICIESC 2024, 17 September 2024, Medan, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICIESC}, year={2025}, month={1}, keywords={episodic memory early childhood exploratory factor analysis}, doi={10.4108/eai.17-9-2024.2352862} }- Artha Mahindra Diputera
Gita Noveri Eza
Peny Husna Handayani
Srinahyanti Srinahyanti
Year: 2025
An Exploratory Factor Analysis: Instrument for Assessment of Episodic Memory Impairment in Early Childhood
ICIESC
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.17-9-2024.2352862
Abstract
Early childhood memory has an important role in child development, enabling them to recall significant events and demonstrate developmental milestones. This study aims to investigate the factor validity of an instrumen assessment of episodic memory impairment in early childhood. Employing a quantitative research method, we recruited a sample of 109 randomly selected early childhood aged 4 to 6 years participants. The instrument utilized was a researcher-developed 33-item assessment sheet. Data analysis was conducted using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) with SPSS. The results revealed nine underlying factors within the episodic memory impairment detection instrument for early childhood: (a) Birthday event memory, (b) Vacation event memory, (c) Spatial information memory, (d) Storybook memory, (e) Time-based temporal information memory, (f) Family-based temporal information memory, (g) School event memory, and (h) Memory of Sequence of Events, (i) Recurrent event temporal information memory. The study concludes that the instrument assessment of episodic memory impairment in early childhood consists of nine factors.
