Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Ph.D. Student in Educational Psychology, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran

2 Professor, Department of Psychology, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran

Abstract

This research was descriptive in nature, aiming to explore the psychometric characteristics of a practical aspect. The statistical sample comprised all students attending the First Secondary School in Qom City during the academic year 1400-1401. A sample of 355 students from the First Secondary School in Qom City were recruited using a multi-stage cluster random sampling method. The Academic Persistence Scale (APS) by Talib et al. (2018) was administered to them. The data were subsequently analyzed using SPSS22 and AMOS22 statistical software and subjected to exploratory factor analysis and reliability analysis. The results demonstrated that the extracted factor accounted for 79.93% of the variability in the academic persistence variable. The reliability of the tool was determined to be 0.994 using Cronbach's Alpha coefficient, with 0.989 for the first half and 0.988 for the second half using the two-halves method. The Persian version of the Academic persistence Scale (APS) was found to be an effective tool for assessment, as indicated by the outcomes of the exploratory factor analysis and reliability analysis.

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