Psychometric Studies of the Learning Strategies Scale for University Students

The aim of this article is to examine the psychometric properties of a learning strategies scale for university students. The scale was composed of 49 Likert scale items related to cognitive and metacognitive strategies. It was applied in a sample of 1,490 university students. The factor analysis re...

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Veröffentlicht in:Paidéia cadernos de Psicologia e Educação 2015-04, Vol.25 (60), p.19-27
Hauptverfasser: Boruchovitch, Evely, Santos, Acácia Aparecida Angeli dos
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Zusammenfassung:The aim of this article is to examine the psychometric properties of a learning strategies scale for university students. The scale was composed of 49 Likert scale items related to cognitive and metacognitive strategies. It was applied in a sample of 1,490 university students. The factor analysis revealed that 35 items had acceptable loadings and identified a three factor structure: Factor 1 - Cognitive and Metacognitive Self-regulation, Factor 2 - Internal Resource and Context regulation, and Factor 3 - Social regulation. Its internal consistency was assessed by Cronbach’s alpha and was .87 for the total scale, .86 for Factor 1, .71 for Factor 2 and .65 for Factor 3. The total variance explained was 26.6%. Further studies are suggested based on confirmatory factor analyses, so that the scale can be better utilized in psychoeducational evaluation. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo examinar las propiedades psicométricas de una escala de estrategias de aprendizaje para estudiantes universitarios. La escala contiene 49 ítems cerrados, en forma de escala Likert, relacionados a las estrategias cognitivas y metacognitivas. Se aplicó a una muestra de 1.490 estudiantes de Educación Superior. El análisis factorial reveló que 35 ítems tuvieron cargas factoriales aceptables y una estructura de tres factores: Factor 1 - Autorregulación Cognitiva y Metacognitiva, Factor 2 - Autorregulación de Recursos Internos y Contextuales y Factor 3 - Autorregulación Social. Los índices de consistencia interna, medidos por el alfa de Cronbach, fueron, respectivamente, .87 para la escala total, .86 para el Factor 1, .71 para el 2 y .65 para el 3. La varianza total explicada fue de 26,6%. Se recomienda la continuidad de estudios de validez y fiabilidad, basados en análisis factorial confirmatorio para su mejor aprovechamiento en evaluación psicoeducacional. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo examinar as propriedades psicométricas de uma escala de estratégias de aprendizagem para alunos universitários. A escala contém 49 itens fechados, em forma de escala Likert, relacionados às estratégias cognitivas e metacognitivas. Foi aplicada a uma amostra de 1490 estudantes do Ensino Superior. A análise fatorial da escala revelou que 35 itens apresentaram cargas fatoriais aceitáveis e uma estrutura de três fatores: Fator 1 - Autorregulação Cognitiva e Metacognitiva, Fator 2 - Autorregulação dos Recursos Internos e Contextuais e Fator 3 - Autorregulação Social. Os índices de consistência interna
ISSN:0103-863X
1982-4327
0103-863X
1982-4327
DOI:10.1590/1982-43272560201504