Md Jaafar, Fauziah and Awang Hashim, Rosna and Tengku Ariffin, Tengku Faekah (2012) Malaysian University Student Learning Involvement Scale (MUSLIS): Validation of a student engagement model. Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction (MJLI), 9. pp. 15-30. ISSN 1675-8110

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Abstract

Purpose – In western countries, a model to explain student engagement in college or university has long been established. However, there is a lack of research to develop and validate a model which may help to better understand student engagement in the local university context. There is currently no established instrument to measure student engagement specifically in the Malaysian (or Asian) university context. This study was conducted to fill the gap. A measurement model on student engagement in the Malaysian university context, based on Astin’s (1984) Student Involvement Theory, was developed and validated for use in the local context.Methodology – This study uses a survey research method to test the Malaysian University Student Learning Involvement Scale (MUSLIS), a measurement model of student engagement in the local university context.The MUSLIS is a 24-item scale designed to obtain feedback on the extent of student engagement at the tertiary level in the Malaysian context. The questionnaire was distributed to 347 final year students from Universiti Utara Malaysia.The data was analysed using the SPSS software (version 16.0) to run the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and AMOS (version 16.0) to analyse the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Findings – Holistic evaluation of the model of student engagement found that the data collected acceptably fit the model. The instrument used was also found to be reliable. Significance – This study pioneers research in the measurement of tertiary student engagement, the fi rst of its kind, in the Malaysian context. However, a wider sample comprising data from different universities in the country should be conducted to further confirm the usability and validity of the proposed MUSLIS. The instrument can be used in studies which seek to examine the outcomes of student involvement.In practice, the measurement of student involvement provides useful information on the extent of student participation in activities on and out of campus, whether these are academic oriented or societal activities.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Student involvement, university, higher education, student development
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
Divisions:	College of Arts and Sciences
Depositing User:	Mrs. Fauziah Md. Jaafar
Date Deposited:	29 Jan 2013 08:26
Last Modified:	29 Jan 2013 08:31
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/7060

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