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Student orientation in higher education: development of the construct.
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Higher Education (00181560) . Apr2015, Vol. 69 Issue 4, p625-652. 28p. 1 Diagram, 8 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- This paper argues that student orientation (SO) is a high order construct that should be measured formatively rather than reflectively. Using a discovery-oriented approach, conducted by supplementing educational and marketing literatures with in depth interviews from 23 academic staff in seven different universities, the authors identified three second-order formative constructs and one first-order reflective construct to measure the concept of SO. The study then developed a self-administrated survey to validate the four identified constructs that form SO. Through using rigours statistical analysis, the study confirms that the measurement instrument for SO is the 53-item which can be validly and reliably measured using the nine multi-item components of: Measuring and Adapting Teaching Practices, Promoting Best Teaching Practices, Assessment and Feedback, Adopting Outside-In-Approach, Student Engagement, Employer Engagement Initiatives, Intrafunctional Coordination, Interfunctional Coordination and Effective Personal Tutoring System. The effect of SO on student satisfaction and university reputation was also hypothesised and tested using a structural equation modelling (SmartPLS 2.0). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00181560
- Volume :
- 69
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Higher Education (00181560)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 101501138
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-014-9794-1