Factor structure of the student engagement instrument among Malaysian undergraduates

Student engagement has been known to be positively associated with academic performance,but there is no published valid measure for use among Malaysian undergraduates. This study seeks to examine the factor structure of the Student Engagement Instrument (SEI) in a Malaysian sample. The scale was adm...

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Main Authors: Karim, Mohammed Iman, Abd Hamid, Harris Shah
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Language:English
Published: http://spaj.ukm.my/ppppm/jpm/article/view/172/187 2016
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description Student engagement has been known to be positively associated with academic performance,but there is no published valid measure for use among Malaysian undergraduates. This study seeks to examine the factor structure of the Student Engagement Instrument (SEI) in a Malaysian sample. The scale was administered to 290 undergraduate students from the Faculty of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences as well as the Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences of the International Islamic University of Malaysia. Principal axis factor with Promax rotation was used in exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and revealed a sixfactor solution that was consistent with the factor structure found in the original study. A new factor labelled belongingness which was not discussed in previous studies was also discovered,which is worth exploring.
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spelling iium-550142017-02-03T09:22:52Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/55014/ Factor structure of the student engagement instrument among Malaysian undergraduates Karim, Mohammed Iman Abd Hamid, Harris Shah BF176 Psychological tests and testing Student engagement has been known to be positively associated with academic performance,but there is no published valid measure for use among Malaysian undergraduates. This study seeks to examine the factor structure of the Student Engagement Instrument (SEI) in a Malaysian sample. The scale was administered to 290 undergraduate students from the Faculty of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences as well as the Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences of the International Islamic University of Malaysia. Principal axis factor with Promax rotation was used in exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and revealed a sixfactor solution that was consistent with the factor structure found in the original study. A new factor labelled belongingness which was not discussed in previous studies was also discovered,which is worth exploring. http://spaj.ukm.my/ppppm/jpm/article/view/172/187 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/55014/1/172-880-1-PB.pdf Karim, Mohammed Iman and Abd Hamid, Harris Shah (2016) Factor structure of the student engagement instrument among Malaysian undergraduates. JURNAL PSIKOLOGI MALAYSIA, 30 (2). pp. 1-12. ISSN 2289-8174 http://spaj.ukm.my/ppppm/jpm/index
spellingShingle BF176 Psychological tests and testing
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Factor structure of the student engagement instrument among Malaysian undergraduates
title Factor structure of the student engagement instrument among Malaysian undergraduates
title_full Factor structure of the student engagement instrument among Malaysian undergraduates
title_fullStr Factor structure of the student engagement instrument among Malaysian undergraduates
title_full_unstemmed Factor structure of the student engagement instrument among Malaysian undergraduates
title_short Factor structure of the student engagement instrument among Malaysian undergraduates
title_sort factor structure of the student engagement instrument among malaysian undergraduates
topic BF176 Psychological tests and testing
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