Development of generic student engagement scale in higher education: An application on healthcare students.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Student engagement is an important factor to the success of higher education. This study aimed to develop a Generic Student Engagement Scale (GSES) for face-to-face and online learning.

Design

This was a cross-sectional psychometric study.

Methods

We tested the psychometric properties of GSES in 451 students at the school of nursing and health studies undertaking online and face-to-face learning at a local university in Hong Kong between 2016 and 2018.

Results

Content validity, face validity and test-retest reliability of GSES were satisfactory. The 29-item GSES contains five factors "self-regulated learning," "cognitive strategy use," "experienced emotion," "teacher-student interaction," and "enjoyment of school life" with the good model fit. The GSES is a

SUBMITTER: Li S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9912421 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature