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Measuring Academic Learning and Exam Self-Efficacy at Admission to University and Its Relation to First-Year Attrition: An IRT-Based Multi-Program Validity Study
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Nielsen, Tine; Friderichsen, Ida Sophie; Hartkopf, Bjarke Tarpgaard – Frontline Learning Research, 2019
Self-efficacy is associated with both academic performance and attrition in higher education. Whether it is possible to measure students' academic self-efficacy after admission and prior to commencing higher education (i.e. pre-academic self-efficacy) in a valid and reliable way has hardly been studied. Aims: 1) to evaluate the construct validity…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Academic Achievement, Higher Education, College Admission
School Alienation: A Construct Validation Study
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Morinaj, Julia; Scharf, Jan; Grecu, Alyssa; Hadjar, Andreas; Hascher, Tina; Marcin, Kaja – Frontline Learning Research, 2017
Early identification of school alienation is of great importance for students' educational outcomes and successful participation in society. This study examined the psychometric characteristics of a newly developed assessment instrument, the School Alienation Scale (SALS), to measure school alienation among primary and secondary school students.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Alienation, Learner Engagement