A Psychometric Investigation of the Conceptual Structure of the Revised National Survey of Student Engagement

• In Event: Student Resilience and Engagement in Higher Education

Abstract

The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) was developed to provide information about institutional quality and student engagement in higher education. There is a dearth of research investigating the psychometric properties and validity evidence of the NSSE after its revision in 2013 (i.e., NSSE 2.0), including the validity of the proposed conceptual structure for measuring student engagement. This study investigated the psychometric properties of the NSSE 2.0 through item response theory and factor analyses. Findings partially support that the NSSE 2.0 has adequate psychometric quality to make institution level decisions utilizing the NSSE engagement indicator scores. The NSSE’s suggested conceptual structure of student engagement with ten engagement indicators organized into four themes was not fully confirmed.

Authors

• Jessica L. W. Miranda, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa

• Seongah Im, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa