• DocumentCode
    654364
  • Title

    Development of a reliable, valid, multi-dimensional measure of student engagement in group projects

  • Author

    Bojanova, Irena

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Maryland Univ. Coll., Adelphi, MD, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    23-26 Oct. 2013
  • Firstpage
    239
  • Lastpage
    245
  • Abstract
    Student engagement is widely explored, but there is no specific measure of student engagement in group projects. This paper presents a Student Group Project Engagement Questionnaire (SGPEQ) instrument and discussed its reliability analysis, validity exploration, and further validity verification. Explanatory factor analysis revealed four dimensions of student engagement in group projects that were distinct and reliable: effort, teamwork, motivation, and organization. Relationships were found between these factors and self-reported engagement and endorsement of self-theories.
  • Keywords
    education; SGPEQ; further validity verification; multidimensional measure; reliability analysis; self-reported engagement; self-theories; student group project engagement questionnaire instrument; validity exploration; Analytical models; Correlation; Educational institutions; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Instruments; Loading; Reliability; group projects; measures´ reliability and validity; student engagement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Frontiers in Education Conference, 2013 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Oklahoma City, OK
  • ISSN
    0190-5848
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/FIE.2013.6684825
  • Filename
    6684825