Construct validity of a questionnaire for measuring student engagement in problem-based learning tutorials.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Student engagement is student investment of time and energy in academic and non-academic experiences that include learning, teaching, research, governance, and community activities. Although previous studies provided some evidence of measuring student engagement in PBL tutorials, there are no existing quantitative studies in which cognitive, behavioral, and emotional engagement of students in PBL tutorials is measured. Therefore, this study aims to develop and examine the construct validity of a questionnaire for measuring cognitive, behavioral, and emotional engagement of students in PBL tutorials.

Methods

A 15-item questionnaire was developed guided by a previously published conceptual framework of student engagement. Focus group discussion (n = 12) with medical

SUBMITTER: Kassab SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10631064 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature