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Keywords: Expectations, First-year students, Cross-cultural, Measurement equivalence, International students, Cross-national research
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 115-130 |
| Journal | Educational Assessment Evaluation and Accountability |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
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Readiness and expectations questionnaire : A cross-cultural measurement instrument for first-year university students. / Jansen, E.; André, S.C.H.; Suhre, C.
In: Educational Assessment Evaluation and Accountability, Vol. 25, No. 2, 2013, p. 115-130.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Readiness and expectations questionnaire
T2 - A cross-cultural measurement instrument for first-year university students
AU - Jansen, E.
AU - André, S.C.H.
AU - Suhre, C.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The readiness and expectations questionnaire (REQ) assesses first-year students’ expectations and preparedness for their first year in university. This measurement instrument is useful for educational policy and curriculum development; it can also be used to predict the outcomes of the first year of college. This instrument was initially developed to compare students enrolled in programs in the Netherlands and New Zealand, with predominant populations of domestic students. However, the Bologna process and globalisation trends also have increased the availability of international degree programmes. This raised the question whether the REQ can be used to compare groups of international students. Therefore, this article aims to assess the cross-cultural measurement equivalence of the REQ in international bachelor degree programmes in economics and business in a Dutch university, taught in English. The results indicate that not all aspects of the instrument achieve measurement equivalence, but most of its scales, with some adaptations, can evaluate students’ expectations and preparedness and thus encourage a better match between student and institution.Keywords: Expectations, First-year students, Cross-cultural, Measurement equivalence, International students, Cross-national research
AB - The readiness and expectations questionnaire (REQ) assesses first-year students’ expectations and preparedness for their first year in university. This measurement instrument is useful for educational policy and curriculum development; it can also be used to predict the outcomes of the first year of college. This instrument was initially developed to compare students enrolled in programs in the Netherlands and New Zealand, with predominant populations of domestic students. However, the Bologna process and globalisation trends also have increased the availability of international degree programmes. This raised the question whether the REQ can be used to compare groups of international students. Therefore, this article aims to assess the cross-cultural measurement equivalence of the REQ in international bachelor degree programmes in economics and business in a Dutch university, taught in English. The results indicate that not all aspects of the instrument achieve measurement equivalence, but most of its scales, with some adaptations, can evaluate students’ expectations and preparedness and thus encourage a better match between student and institution.Keywords: Expectations, First-year students, Cross-cultural, Measurement equivalence, International students, Cross-national research
U2 - 10.1007/s11092-013-9161-2
DO - 10.1007/s11092-013-9161-2
M3 - Article
VL - 25
SP - 115
EP - 130
JO - Educational Assessment Evaluation and Accountability
JF - Educational Assessment Evaluation and Accountability
SN - 1874-8597
IS - 2
ER -