Document Type : Original Article
Author
1-Assistant Professor , Arabic Language and Literature, Sayyed Jamaleddin Asadabadi University, Hamadan, Iran.
Abstract
Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the validity, reliability and factor structure of the questionnaire for assessing self-efficacy and progress in Arabic language in higher education.
Methods: The statistical population of this study included all students of Seyyed Jamal al-Din Asadabay University in the academic year 1402-1403 (923 students), of whom 275 were selected using multi-stage cluster sampling. To calculate convergent and divergent validity, the questionnaire for self-efficacy in English by Rezai Sharif et al. (2017) and the questionnaire for self-efficacy in vocabulary learning by Golkar (2009) were used. The construct validity was examined through confirmatory factor analysis. Reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha and test-retest methods, and data analysis was performed using SPSS version 25 and LISREL version 8.8 software.
Findings: The results of confirmatory factor analysis, like the original form, confirmed the three factors of reading effectiveness, writing efficiency, and grammar efficiency. Also, Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the entire scale was 0.86, and for the subscales of reading effectiveness, writing efficiency, and grammar efficiency, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.83, 0.80, and 0.81, respectively. Also, the test-retest coefficient of the questionnaire with a four-week interval was 0.72 for the entire scale, and 0.80, 0.77, and 0.84 for the subscales of reading effectiveness, writing efficiency, and grammar efficiency, respectively. Also, the correlation coefficients indicated the desirable convergent and diagnostic validity of the questionnaire (P<0.001).
Conclusion: According to the results obtained, it can be said that the Arabic Language Self-Efficacy and Progress Assessment Questionnaire in Higher Education is a reliable and valid tool for measuring Arabic language efficiency.
Keywords: Self-efficacy, progress, Arabic language, higher education, reliability and validity.
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