Quality of Student Experiences at University: A Rasch Measurement Model Analysis
Document Type
Journal Article
Publisher
Australian Council for Educational Research
Faculty
Faculty of Community Services, Education and Social Sciences
School
School of Education
RAS ID
1067
Abstract
The Community College Student Experience Questionnaire form the United States was revised and rewritten for Australian university students. The Australian Quality of Student Experiences Scale comprises 60 items relating to student expectations and in direct correspondence, 60 items relating to their experiences. The items are based on a model involving academic, personal and group experiences for eight areas: My Course, The Library, My Lecturers, Student Acquaintances, The Arts, Writing, The Science and Vocations. The convenience sample was 305 first year students and the data were analysed with a Rasch measurement model. Fifty-eight items did not fit the model and were discarded. Most of these items came from the sub-scales: The Arts, The Science and Writing. The final scale of 62 items had excellent psychometric properties. Expectations are easier than experiences, as conceptualised, and the conceptual design of the scale is confirmed.
DOI
10.1177/000494410104500207
Comments
Waugh, R. F. (2001). Quality of student experiences at university: a rasch measurement model analysis. Australian Journal of Education, 45(2), 183-206. Available here.