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Karina Mostert; Clarisse van Rensburg; Reitumetse Machaba – Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: This study examined the psychometric properties of intention to drop out and study satisfaction measures for first-year South African students. The factorial validity, item bias, measurement invariance and reliability were tested. Design/methodology/approach: A cross-sectional design was used. For the study on intention to drop out, 1,820…
Descriptors: Intention, Potential Dropouts, Student Satisfaction, Test Items
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Zhao, Yue; Huen, Jenny M. Y.; Prosser, Michael – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2017
Purpose: Hong Kong has undergone extensive curriculum reform and shifted from a three-year to a four-year university system. With a nuanced look at the impact of the curriculum reform, the purpose of the present study was to compare two concurrent cohorts by examining the extent to which the students in each cohort perceived their learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Learning Experience, Curriculum Development
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Finch, W. Holmes; Cassady, Jerrell C.; Jones, James A. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2016
The Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) is a very popular tool for measuring the learning and study strategies of high school and college students. Prior research with the LASSI has supported the originally proposed model with three latent traits, with minor variations among the contributing subtests contributing to those traits.…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis, Scores
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Alvarez-Bell, Rosa M.; Wirtz, Derrick; Bian, Hui – Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 2017
When implementing innovative teaching techniques, instructors often seek to gauge the success of their methods. Proposing one approach to assessing classroom innovation, this study examines the ability of students' ratings of engagement and instructional practices to predict their learning in a cooperative (team-based) framework. After identifying…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Educational Practices, Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement