Predicting First-Year College Student Retention: Validation of the College Persistence Questionnaire in a Spanish Sample
This paper analyzes the factorial and predictive validity of a Spanish adaptation of the College Persistence Questionnaire (SCPQ) on the retention of first year students (FYS) at university. The participants were 490 FYS from two public universities in Southern Europe (Spain). Factorial analysis of...
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| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Estado: | Published version |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena(UPCT) |
| Repositorio: | Repositorio Digital UPCT |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.upct.es:10317/9439 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10317/9439 |
| Nivel de acceso: | Acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Higher education First-year university students Permanence Student retention Student support services Enseñanza y aprendizaje 5312.04 Educación 5802 Organización y Planificación de la Educación |
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| author | García Ros, Rafael |
| author2 | Pérez González, Francisco Castillo Fuentes, María Cavas Martínez, Francisco |
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| author_browse | Castillo Fuentes, María Cavas Martínez, Francisco García Ros, Rafael Pérez González, Francisco |
| author_facet | García Ros, Rafael Pérez González, Francisco Castillo Fuentes, María Cavas Martínez, Francisco |
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| description | This paper analyzes the factorial and predictive validity of a Spanish adaptation of the College Persistence Questionnaire (SCPQ) on the retention of first year students (FYS) at university. The participants were 490 FYS from two public universities in Southern Europe (Spain). Factorial analysis of the SCPQ (chi(2)/gl = 1.66, CFI = 0.92, NNFI = 0.91, RMSEA = 0.04) showed six reliable dimensions, similar to those found in the original study: Academic Integration, Social Integration, Supportive Services Satisfaction, Academic Conscientiousness, Degree Commitment and Institutional Commitment. Logistic regression showed that institutional commitment significantly predicted FYS' permanence. The results support SCPQ's validity as an adequate and useful tool for assessing FYS' academic experiences involved in student retention. |
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| spelling | Predicting First-Year College Student Retention: Validation of the College Persistence Questionnaire in a Spanish Sample García Ros, Rafael Pérez González, Francisco Castillo Fuentes, María Cavas Martínez, Francisco Higher education First-year university students Permanence Student retention Student support services Enseñanza y aprendizaje 5312.04 Educación 5802 Organización y Planificación de la Educación This paper analyzes the factorial and predictive validity of a Spanish adaptation of the College Persistence Questionnaire (SCPQ) on the retention of first year students (FYS) at university. The participants were 490 FYS from two public universities in Southern Europe (Spain). Factorial analysis of the SCPQ (chi(2)/gl = 1.66, CFI = 0.92, NNFI = 0.91, RMSEA = 0.04) showed six reliable dimensions, similar to those found in the original study: Academic Integration, Social Integration, Supportive Services Satisfaction, Academic Conscientiousness, Degree Commitment and Institutional Commitment. Logistic regression showed that institutional commitment significantly predicted FYS' permanence. The results support SCPQ's validity as an adequate and useful tool for assessing FYS' academic experiences involved in student retention. This research was partially funded by the University of Valencia, grant number SFPIE_DOCE12-79415. MDPI http://hdl.handle.net/10317/9439 |
| spellingShingle | Predicting First-Year College Student Retention: Validation of the College Persistence Questionnaire in a Spanish Sample García Ros, Rafael Higher education First-year university students Permanence Student retention Student support services Enseñanza y aprendizaje 5312.04 Educación 5802 Organización y Planificación de la Educación |
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| title | Predicting First-Year College Student Retention: Validation of the College Persistence Questionnaire in a Spanish Sample |
| title_full | Predicting First-Year College Student Retention: Validation of the College Persistence Questionnaire in a Spanish Sample |
| title_fullStr | Predicting First-Year College Student Retention: Validation of the College Persistence Questionnaire in a Spanish Sample |
| title_full_unstemmed | Predicting First-Year College Student Retention: Validation of the College Persistence Questionnaire in a Spanish Sample |
| title_short | Predicting First-Year College Student Retention: Validation of the College Persistence Questionnaire in a Spanish Sample |
| title_sort | Predicting First-Year College Student Retention: Validation of the College Persistence Questionnaire in a Spanish Sample |
| topic | Higher education First-year university students Permanence Student retention Student support services Enseñanza y aprendizaje 5312.04 Educación 5802 Organización y Planificación de la Educación |
| topic_facet | Higher education First-year university students Permanence Student retention Student support services Enseñanza y aprendizaje 5312.04 Educación 5802 Organización y Planificación de la Educación |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10317/9439 |