The construct validity of student engagement: A confirmatory factor analysis approach

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 315-332

  Lanasa, Steven M ^a   Cabrera, Alberto F ^b   Trangsrud, Heather ^a  

^a Donnelly College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Construct validity; Student engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 63049127687     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-009-9123-1     Document Type: Article

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