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Psychometric properties of engagement in cultural-related diversity experiences among undergraduate students in Malaysian higher education institutions: A confirmatory factor analysis

The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the items used to measure engagement in cultural-related experiences among local undergraduate students in Malaysian higher education institutions (HEIs).Engagement in cultural-related experiences has two forms: informal cross-n...

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Main Authors: Yunus Shah, Norzita, Tamam, Ezhar, Bolong, Jusang, Adzharuddin, Nor Azura, Ibrahim, Faridah, Halem, Dil Froz Jan Sayed
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Published: Elsevier Ltd. 2014
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spelling my.uum.repo.130842016-05-26T06:36:17Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/13084/ Psychometric properties of engagement in cultural-related diversity experiences among undergraduate students in Malaysian higher education institutions: A confirmatory factor analysis Yunus Shah, Norzita Tamam, Ezhar Bolong, Jusang Adzharuddin, Nor Azura Ibrahim, Faridah Halem, Dil Froz Jan Sayed BF Psychology The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the items used to measure engagement in cultural-related experiences among local undergraduate students in Malaysian higher education institutions (HEIs).Engagement in cultural-related experiences has two forms: informal cross-national interaction (ICNI) and curricular/ co-curricular diversity (CD).In determining the internal consistency and construct validity of the items, the Cronbach's alpha reliability analysis, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were applied. The Cronbach's alpha values for both ICNI and CD models were good.The values indicated very good construct reliability and adequate convergent validity.This study suggested that the ICNI 10-items model and CD 6-items model have a good fit and shown good psychometric values. Elsevier Ltd. 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by_nc_nd http://repo.uum.edu.my/13084/1/pro80.pdf Yunus Shah, Norzita and Tamam, Ezhar and Bolong, Jusang and Adzharuddin, Nor Azura and Ibrahim, Faridah and Halem, Dil Froz Jan Sayed (2014) Psychometric properties of engagement in cultural-related diversity experiences among undergraduate students in Malaysian higher education institutions: A confirmatory factor analysis. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 155. pp. 520-525. ISSN 1877-0428 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.333 doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.333
institution Universiti Utara Malaysia
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topic BF Psychology
spellingShingle BF Psychology
Yunus Shah, Norzita
Tamam, Ezhar
Bolong, Jusang
Adzharuddin, Nor Azura
Ibrahim, Faridah
Halem, Dil Froz Jan Sayed
Psychometric properties of engagement in cultural-related diversity experiences among undergraduate students in Malaysian higher education institutions: A confirmatory factor analysis
description The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the items used to measure engagement in cultural-related experiences among local undergraduate students in Malaysian higher education institutions (HEIs).Engagement in cultural-related experiences has two forms: informal cross-national interaction (ICNI) and curricular/ co-curricular diversity (CD).In determining the internal consistency and construct validity of the items, the Cronbach's alpha reliability analysis, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were applied. The Cronbach's alpha values for both ICNI and CD models were good.The values indicated very good construct reliability and adequate convergent validity.This study suggested that the ICNI 10-items model and CD 6-items model have a good fit and shown good psychometric values.
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author Yunus Shah, Norzita
Tamam, Ezhar
Bolong, Jusang
Adzharuddin, Nor Azura
Ibrahim, Faridah
Halem, Dil Froz Jan Sayed
author_facet Yunus Shah, Norzita
Tamam, Ezhar
Bolong, Jusang
Adzharuddin, Nor Azura
Ibrahim, Faridah
Halem, Dil Froz Jan Sayed
author_sort Yunus Shah, Norzita
title Psychometric properties of engagement in cultural-related diversity experiences among undergraduate students in Malaysian higher education institutions: A confirmatory factor analysis
title_short Psychometric properties of engagement in cultural-related diversity experiences among undergraduate students in Malaysian higher education institutions: A confirmatory factor analysis
title_full Psychometric properties of engagement in cultural-related diversity experiences among undergraduate students in Malaysian higher education institutions: A confirmatory factor analysis
title_fullStr Psychometric properties of engagement in cultural-related diversity experiences among undergraduate students in Malaysian higher education institutions: A confirmatory factor analysis
title_full_unstemmed Psychometric properties of engagement in cultural-related diversity experiences among undergraduate students in Malaysian higher education institutions: A confirmatory factor analysis
title_sort psychometric properties of engagement in cultural-related diversity experiences among undergraduate students in malaysian higher education institutions: a confirmatory factor analysis
publisher Elsevier Ltd.
publishDate 2014
url http://repo.uum.edu.my/13084/1/pro80.pdf
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.333
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