Investigating the Psychometric Indices of the Academic Factors Scale Affecting the Research Experience in Graduate Students of Chamran University of Ahwaz

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Yaser Garavand ¹ , Alireza Haji Yakhchali ²

1 - Ahvaz
2 - Ahvaz

Received: 2019-05-07 Accepted : 2019-05-07 Published : 2019-02-20

Keywords: Validity, Academic Factors, Graduate Students, Research Experience, Reliability coefficient,

Abstract :

The purpose of the present study was   to investigate the psychometric Indices of the scale of academic factors   affecting the research experience in graduate students of Chamran University   of Ahwaz. The statistical population of this study included all graduate   students of Shahid Chamran University in Ahwaz in the academic year 1365-96,   whose number was 1130. From this, 325 people were selected as a research   sample by stratified random sampling method. The scale used in the study was   the Tarban and Logue scale (2012), which has 32 materials and includes five   sub-scales of research thinking, academic thinking, teacher support, peer   support and research methods. The Reliability of the scale was calculated   using Cronbach's alpha and Test retest That's respectively in satisfactory   coefficients of 0.85 and 0.82, Was obtained. To verify the validity of the   scale, the confirmatory factor analysis method was used that the fitting   indices of the model indicated a suitable fit for the model and therefore the   validity of the scale, the results of t-test showed that there is no   significant difference between male and female students regarding the overall   score of academic factors affecting research experience.