Readiness and Expectations Questionnaire: A Cross-Cultural Measurement Instrument for First-Year University Students

Autor/inn/en	Jansen, Ellen; Andre, Stefanie; Suhre, Cor
Titel	Readiness and Expectations Questionnaire: A Cross-Cultural Measurement Instrument for First-Year University Students
Quelle	In: Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 25 (2013) 2, S.115-130 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1874-8597
DOI	10.1007/s11092-013-9161-2
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Readiness; Expectation; Questionnaires; Student Attitudes; Measures (Individuals); College Freshmen; Educational Policy; Curriculum Development; Outcomes of Education; Prediction; Educational Trends; Global Approach; Culture Fair Tests; Student College Relationship; International Programs; Bachelors Degrees; English; Language of Instruction; Netherlands; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Expectancy; Erwartung; Fragebogen; Schülerverhalten; Messdaten; Studienanfänger; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Vorhersage; Bildungsentwicklung; Globales Denken; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; English language; Englisch; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Niederlande; Neuseeland
Abstract	The readiness and expectations questionnaire (REQ) assesses first-year students' expectations and preparedness for their first year in university. This measurement instrument is useful for educational policy and curriculum development; it can also be used to predict the outcomes of the first year of college. This instrument was initially developed to compare students enrolled in programs in the Netherlands and New Zealand, with predominant populations of domestic students. However, the Bologna process and globalisation trends also have increased the availability of international degree programmes. This raised the question whether the REQ can be used to compare groups of international students. Therefore, this article aims to assess the cross-cultural measurement equivalence of the REQ in international bachelor degree programmes in economics and business in a Dutch university, taught in English. The results indicate that not all aspects of the instrument achieve measurement equivalence, but most of its scales, with some adaptations, can evaluate students' expectations and preparedness and thus encourage a better match between student and institution. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10