Testing Robustness, Model Fit, and Measurement Invariance of the Student Engagement Scale in an African University Context

Autor/inn/en	Tadesse, Tefera; Gillies, Robyn M.
Titel	Testing Robustness, Model Fit, and Measurement Invariance of the Student Engagement Scale in an African University Context
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Career Development, 26 (2017) 3, S.92-102 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1038-4162
DOI	10.1177/1038416217724172
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Learner Engagement; Measures (Individuals); Robustness (Statistics); Goodness of Fit; Predictive Validity; Test Reliability; Undergraduate Students; Factor Structure; Ethiopia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Messdaten; Widerstandsfähigkeit; Testreliabilität; Faktorenstruktur; Äthiopien
Abstract	This study examined a modified version of the Student Engagement Scale, as adopted from the Australasian Survey of Student Engagement. It did so through examining model fit, predictive validity of the engagement factor, and testing of score reliability and measurement invariance across colleges and class years. Participants were volunteer undergraduate students (n = 536) from two colleges of a large university in Ethiopia. Confirmatory factor analysis using structural equation modelling was used. The results reasonably supported a nine-factor model over other models, and testing of measurement invariance confirmed a good model fit for the nine-factor model across college and class year. Overall, the findings demonstrated supporting evidence for the validity of the nine-factor structure. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01