ERIC Number: EJ1366615
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 32
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0002-4805
EISSN: EISSN-1923-1857
The Design and Validation of a Self-Report Survey Examining Postsecondary Students' Perceptions of Success: The Perceived Success in Study Survey (PSISS)
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v68 n3 p414-445 Fall 2022
Postsecondary students' well-being is closely linked to success, which has predominantly been viewed from institutional perspectives rather than student experience. Addressing this gap, students and educators at a New Zealand postsecondary institution identified elements of overall success. Two existing measures were integrated with the student/educator feedback to form a 27-item questionnaire that was piloted twice via social media using snowball recruitment (n=225, n=237). There was strong internal consistency, and factor analysis identified five main factors of influence. The survey is found to be a comprehensive measure of perceptions of success and could be useful in identifying learners' levels of success-promoting attitudes and strategies, which may be of particular relevance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Measurement Techniques, College Students, Student Attitudes, Success, Foreign Countries, Factor Analysis
University of Alberta, Faculty of Education. 845 Education Centre South, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G5, Canada. Tel: 780-492-7941; Fax: 780-492-0236; Web site: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/ajer/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: New Zealand
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