mohammad ghasemipirbalooti; bagher hasanvand; zahra khaliligheshnigani
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the shuffle et al (2002) academic enthusiasm scale. This scale consists of 17 items that the three components of strength, absorbency and measures devoted subjects. Sample consisted of 385 secondary school students of Khorramabad in ...
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the shuffle et al (2002) academic enthusiasm scale. This scale consists of 17 items that the three components of strength, absorbency and measures devoted subjects. Sample consisted of 385 secondary school students of Khorramabad in the academic year 2015-2016 (186 boys and 199 girls) and the sampling was stratified by gender and region. The instrument used in this study shuffle et al (2002) academic enthusiasm scale. To check the validity of confirmatory factor analysis, principal component analysis and to evaluate the reliability of Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used. Factor analysis showed that the aublomin rotation operating with three factors is confirmed. The results of parallel analyzes were performed to identify the exact agent and the results of this analysis also confirmed that these three factors. Thus, the number of operating results and the questions this factor had high loadings largely consistent with the findings of the authors in this questionnaire. It was also found that the reliability of the questionnaire and its factors were high.