Factor structure of the Student Engagement Instrument among Malaysian undergraduates

Student engagement has been known to be positively associated with academic performance, but there is no published valid measure for use among Malaysian undergraduates. This study seeks to examine the factor structure of the Student Engagement Instrument (SEI) in a Malay-sian sample. The scale was a...

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Main Authors:	Mohammed Iman Karim, Harris Shah Abd Hamid
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Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10091/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10091/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10091/1/172-880-1-PB.pdf

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spelling	ukm-100912017-02-06T10:04:39Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10091/ Factor structure of the Student Engagement Instrument among Malaysian undergraduates Mohammed Iman Karim, Harris Shah Abd Hamid, Student engagement has been known to be positively associated with academic performance, but there is no published valid measure for use among Malaysian undergraduates. This study seeks to examine the factor structure of the Student Engagement Instrument (SEI) in a Malay-sian sample. The scale was administered to 290 undergraduate students from the Faculty of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences as well as the Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences of the International Islamic University of Malaysia. Principal axis fac-tor with Promax rotation was used in exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and revealed a six-factor solution that was consistent with the factor structure found in the original study. A new factor labelled belongingness which was not discussed in previous studies was also discovered, which is worth exploring. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10091/1/172-880-1-PB.pdf Mohammed Iman Karim, and Harris Shah Abd Hamid, (2016) Factor structure of the Student Engagement Instrument among Malaysian undergraduates. Jurnal Psikologi Malaysia, 30 (2). pp. 1-12. ISSN 2289-8174 http://spaj.ukm.my/ppppm/jpm/issue/view/26
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description	Student engagement has been known to be positively associated with academic performance, but there is no published valid measure for use among Malaysian undergraduates. This study seeks to examine the factor structure of the Student Engagement Instrument (SEI) in a Malay-sian sample. The scale was administered to 290 undergraduate students from the Faculty of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences as well as the Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences of the International Islamic University of Malaysia. Principal axis fac-tor with Promax rotation was used in exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and revealed a six-factor solution that was consistent with the factor structure found in the original study. A new factor labelled belongingness which was not discussed in previous studies was also discovered, which is worth exploring.
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author_facet	Mohammed Iman Karim, Harris Shah Abd Hamid,
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title	Factor structure of the Student Engagement Instrument among Malaysian undergraduates
title_short	Factor structure of the Student Engagement Instrument among Malaysian undergraduates
title_full	Factor structure of the Student Engagement Instrument among Malaysian undergraduates
title_fullStr	Factor structure of the Student Engagement Instrument among Malaysian undergraduates
title_full_unstemmed	Factor structure of the Student Engagement Instrument among Malaysian undergraduates
title_sort	factor structure of the student engagement instrument among malaysian undergraduates
publisher	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2016
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Factor structure of the Student Engagement Instrument among Malaysian undergraduates

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