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Evaluating the dimensionality of an instrument for measuring the factors affecting academic performance of international business students in project management modules
Journal of International Education in Business Pub Date : 2019-05-07 , DOI: 10.1108/jieb-05-2018-0014
Darwish Abdulrahamn Yousef

This study aims to evaluate the dimensionality of an instrument developed by Lebcir et al. to measure the impact of teaching style, English language and communication skills and assessment methods on the academic performance of international business students in project management modules.,Data were collected from two independent samples drawn from the United Arab Emirates (UAE); the first sample consisted of 581 undergraduate business students from a public higher education institution, while the second sample consisted of 188 undergraduate business students from a private higher education institution. Confirmatory factor and principal component analyses were employed; additionally, Cronbach’s alpha was used to test the internal consistency of the instrument.,The results showed that for both samples, the validity of measurement of all three factors by Lebcir and colleagues instrument was not confirmed. Therefore, caution should be taken when using this instrument, at least in Arab settings.,The present study has a number of limitations. The statistical techniques used in the present study might not be sufficient to judge the validity of Lebcir et al.’s (2008) instrument. For example, test-retest technique could be used to test the reliability of this instrument. This study has a number of implications, one of which is that those administrators who intend to use the recommendations of research works based on the three factors of Lebcir et al.’s (2008) instrument in Arab settings should be cautious, as such recommendations might be misleading in such settings.,The present study is the first attempt to validate Lebcir et al.’s instrument in an Arab setting.

中文翻译:

评估在项目管理模块中衡量影响国际商学生学术表现的因素的工具的维度

这项研究旨在评估Lebcir等人开发的仪器的尺寸。在项目管理模块中衡量教学风格,英语和沟通技巧以及评估方法对国际商务学生学习成绩的影响。数据来自阿拉伯联合酋长国(UAE)的两个独立样本;第一个样本包括来自公立高等教育机构的581名商科学生,第二个样本包括来自私立高等教育机构的188名商科学生。使用验证性因素和主成分分析;此外,还使用Cronbach's alpha来测试仪器的内部一致性。结果表明,对于两个样品,用Lebcir和同事的仪器测量这三个因素的有效性尚未得到证实。因此,至少在阿拉伯国家,使用此仪器时应格外小心。本研究存在许多局限性。本研究中使用的统计技术可能不足以判断Lebcir等人(2008)仪器的有效性。例如,可以使用重测技术来测试该仪器的可靠性。这项研究具有许多含义,其中之一是,那些打算根据Lebcir等人(2008)在阿拉伯环境中使用的三个因素使用研究工作的建议的管理者应谨慎,因为这些建议在这种情况下可能会产生误导。本研究是验证Lebcir等人的首次尝试。
更新日期:2019-05-07
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