DocumentCode :
1806888
Title :
Pittsburgh engineering attitudes scale — Revised: Evidence for an improved instrument
Author :
Hilpert, Jonathan C. ; Stump, G. ; Husman, Jenefer
Author_Institution :
Indiana Univ. Purdue Univ., Fort Wayne, IN, USA
fYear :
2010
fDate :
27-30 Oct. 2010
Abstract :
In the current study, we present data from the administration of our third and final version of the PEAS-R instrument as well as a final set of items. We administered the scale to 980 engineering students in conjunction with established measures of student motivation and strategic learning. An item analysis and a principle axis analysis with an oblimin rotation indicated student responses to the items were internally reliable and structurally valid. A confirmatory factor analysis, a more rigorous test of structural validity, also produced useful results. Finally, a correlational analysis between parceled items from the revised scale and established motivational measures provided evidence of concurrent validity.
Keywords :
engineering education; PEAS-R instrument; Pittsburgh engineering attitudes scale; confirmatory factor analysis; item analysis; principle axis analysis; strategic learning; structural validity test; Correlation; Engineering students; Instruments; Psychology; Reliability; Attitudes; Constructivism; Motivation; Scale Development;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
ISSN :
0190-5848
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6261-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0190-5848
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2010.5673296
Filename :
5673296
Link To Document :
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