Journal article
The Design and Validation of a Self-Report Survey Examining Postsecondary Students’ Perceptions of Success: The Perceived Success in Study Survey (PSISS)
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, Vol.68(3)
2022
Abstract
Postsecondary students' well being is closely linked to success, which has predominantly been viewed from institutional perspectives rather than student experience. Addressing this gap, students and educators at a New Zealand postsecondary institution identified elements of overall success. Two existing measures were integrated with the student or educator feedback to form a 27 item questionnaire that was piloted twice via social media using snowball recruitment (n=225, n=237). There was strong internal consistency, and factor analysis identified five main factors of influence. The survey is found to be a comprehensive measure of perceptions of success and could be useful in identifying learners' levels of success promoting attitudes and strategies, which may be of particular relevance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Details
- Title
- The Design and Validation of a Self-Report Survey Examining Postsecondary Students’ Perceptions of Success: The Perceived Success in Study Survey (PSISS)
- Authors
- Kaaryn Cater (Author) - Whitireia New ZealandMervyn Hyde (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Education and Tertiary AccessElizabeth Asbury (Author) - Whitireia New Zealand
- Publication details
- Alberta Journal of Educational Research, Vol.68(3)
- Publisher
- University of Alberta, Faculty of Education
- DOI
- 10.11575/ajer.v68i3.72816
- ISSN
- 1923-1857
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Education and Tertiary Access; School of Education - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99678891902621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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