The Study Process Questionnaire: A construct validation study

The Study Process Questionnaire (Biggs, 1987) has been widely used in studies investigating learning behaviours in tertiary education. Many of the studies that have used the instrument have investigated the construct validity of the SPQ using a variety of factor analytic methods and techniques in an...

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Published in:Assessment and evaluation in higher education 2000-03, Vol.25 (1), p.93-99
Main Authors: Burnett, Paul C., Dart, Barry C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Construct Validity
Educational evaluation
Factor Analysis
Factor Structure
Higher education
Learning
Learning processes
Measures (Individuals)
Questionnaires
Study
Study Process Questionnaire (Biggs)
Study Process Questionnaire (SPQ)
Theory Practice Relationship
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Summary:The Study Process Questionnaire (Biggs, 1987) has been widely used in studies investigating learning behaviours in tertiary education. Many of the studies that have used the instrument have investigated the construct validity of the SPQ using a variety of factor analytic methods and techniques in an atheoretical way. Contrary to this method, Burnett and Dart (1997) argued that the hypothesised structure of a scale should be used when assessing the construct validity of an existing instrument. This study investigated the factor structure of the SPQ using a theoretical approach and found strong support for the three approaches to learning structure of the instrument.
ISSN:0260-2938
1469-297X
DOI:10.1080/713611415