Malaysian University Student Learning Involvement Scale (MUSLIS): Validation of a student engagement model
Purpose – In western countries, a model to explain student engagement in college or university has long been established. However, there is a lack of research to develop and validate a model which may help to better understand student engagement in the local university context. There is currently n...
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| author | Md Jaafar, Fauziah Awang Hashim, Rosna Tengku Ariffin, Tengku Faekah |
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| description | Purpose – In western countries, a model to explain student
engagement in college or university has long been established. However, there is a lack of research to develop and validate a model which may help to better understand student engagement in the local university context. There is currently no established instrument to measure student engagement specifically in the Malaysian (or Asian) university context. This study was conducted to fill the gap. A measurement model on student engagement in the Malaysian university context, based on Astin’s (1984) Student Involvement Theory, was developed and validated for use in the local context.Methodology – This study uses a survey research method to test the Malaysian University Student Learning Involvement Scale
(MUSLIS), a measurement model of student engagement in the local university context.The MUSLIS is a 24-item scale designed to obtain feedback on the extent of student engagement at the tertiary level in the Malaysian context. The questionnaire was distributed to 347 final year students from Universiti Utara Malaysia.The data was analysed using the SPSS software (version 16.0) to run
the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and AMOS (version 16.0) to analyse the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).
Findings – Holistic evaluation of the model of student engagement found that the data collected acceptably fit the model. The instrument used was also found to be reliable. Significance – This study pioneers research in the measurement of tertiary student engagement, the fi rst of its kind, in the Malaysian context. However, a wider sample comprising data from different universities in the country should be conducted to further confirm the usability and validity of the proposed MUSLIS. The instrument can be used in studies which seek to examine the outcomes of student
involvement.In practice, the measurement of student involvement provides useful information on the extent of student participation in activities on and out of campus, whether these are academic oriented or societal activities. |
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| spelling | uum-70602013-01-29T08:31:06Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/7060/ Malaysian University Student Learning Involvement Scale (MUSLIS): Validation of a student engagement model Md Jaafar, Fauziah Awang Hashim, Rosna Tengku Ariffin, Tengku Faekah LB2300 Higher Education Purpose – In western countries, a model to explain student engagement in college or university has long been established. However, there is a lack of research to develop and validate a model which may help to better understand student engagement in the local university context. There is currently no established instrument to measure student engagement specifically in the Malaysian (or Asian) university context. This study was conducted to fill the gap. A measurement model on student engagement in the Malaysian university context, based on Astin’s (1984) Student Involvement Theory, was developed and validated for use in the local context.Methodology – This study uses a survey research method to test the Malaysian University Student Learning Involvement Scale (MUSLIS), a measurement model of student engagement in the local university context.The MUSLIS is a 24-item scale designed to obtain feedback on the extent of student engagement at the tertiary level in the Malaysian context. The questionnaire was distributed to 347 final year students from Universiti Utara Malaysia.The data was analysed using the SPSS software (version 16.0) to run the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and AMOS (version 16.0) to analyse the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Findings – Holistic evaluation of the model of student engagement found that the data collected acceptably fit the model. The instrument used was also found to be reliable. Significance – This study pioneers research in the measurement of tertiary student engagement, the fi rst of its kind, in the Malaysian context. However, a wider sample comprising data from different universities in the country should be conducted to further confirm the usability and validity of the proposed MUSLIS. The instrument can be used in studies which seek to examine the outcomes of student involvement.In practice, the measurement of student involvement provides useful information on the extent of student participation in activities on and out of campus, whether these are academic oriented or societal activities. Universiti Utara Malaysia Press 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/7060/1/mjli92-1.pdf Md Jaafar, Fauziah and Awang Hashim, Rosna and Tengku Ariffin, Tengku Faekah (2012) Malaysian University Student Learning Involvement Scale (MUSLIS): Validation of a student engagement model. Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction (MJLI), 9. pp. 15-30. ISSN 1675-8110 http://mjli.uum.edu.my |
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| title | Malaysian University Student Learning Involvement Scale (MUSLIS): Validation of a student engagement model |
| title_full | Malaysian University Student Learning Involvement Scale (MUSLIS): Validation of a student engagement model |
| title_fullStr | Malaysian University Student Learning Involvement Scale (MUSLIS): Validation of a student engagement model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Malaysian University Student Learning Involvement Scale (MUSLIS): Validation of a student engagement model |
| title_short | Malaysian University Student Learning Involvement Scale (MUSLIS): Validation of a student engagement model |
| title_sort | malaysian university student learning involvement scale muslis validation of a student engagement model |
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