Application of Exploratory Factor Analysis in the Construction of a Self-Perception Model of Informational Competences in Higher Education

Belén Quintero Ordóñez, Ignacio González López, Eloísa Reche Urbano and Juan Antonio Fuentes Esparrell
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Belén Quintero Ordóñez: Department of Education, University of Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
Ignacio González López: Department of Education, University of Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
Eloísa Reche Urbano: Department of Artistic and Body Education, University of Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
Juan Antonio Fuentes Esparrell: Department of Didactic and School Organization, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain

Mathematics, 2021, vol. 9, issue 18, 1-13

Abstract: The progress experienced by society resulting from the ready availability of information through the use of technology highlights the need to develop specific learning related to informational competences (IC) in educational settings where future professionals are trained to educate others, specifically in university degrees in social sciences. This study seeks to ascertain the opinions of students enrolled in these degrees at the Universidad de Córdoba (Spain) with regard to the knowledge they consider that they possess about IC for their future professional development, through the practical application of exploratory factor analysis. The methodology designed is based on a descriptive, non-experimental, correlational survey. The results show that factor analysis is a fundamental tool for obtaining results in terms of students’ perception of their knowledge of IC because its psychometric value has confirmed construct validity and enabled us to break down the items that made up the four initial dimensions of IC into eight factors to improve the understanding and explanation of these IC.

Keywords: informational competences; exploratory factor analysis; university students (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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