Academic Expectations Questionnaire: A Proposal for a Short Version

Joana R. Casanova, Leandro S. Almeida, Francisco Peixoto, Rui-Bártolo Ribeiro and João Marôco

SAGE Open, 2019, vol. 9, issue 1, 2158244018824496

Abstract: Academic expectations play a significant role in the quality of student adaptation and academic success. Previous research suggests that expectations are a multidimensional construct, making it crucial to test the measures used for this important characteristic. Because assessment of student adaptation to higher education comprises a multitude of personal and contextual variables, including expectations, shortened versions of assessment instruments are critical. In this article, confirmatory factor analysis was used to obtain a short version of the Academic Perceptions Questionnaire–Expectations (APQ-E). Participants were 3,017 first-year Portuguese college students. The results support the use of a shorter version of 24 items, distributed over six dimensions, with good reliability and validity.

Keywords: expectations; higher education; first-year students; academic adjustment; assessment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1177/2158244018824496

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