Drivers of Student Learning Activity Questionnaire (DSLAQ): Results of Psychometric Analysis

The article describes the theoretical foundations of the creation and results of psychometric testing of the Drivers of Student Learning Activity Questionnaire (DSLAQ), the final version of which consists of 28 items. The purpose of creating the questionnaire is to develop tools for measuring student activity, which is conceptualized as the management of educational activities through its time, communicative and target aspects. The validity and reliability indicators of the questionnaire were calculated for a sample of students of Russian universities ( N = 707) aged 17 to 25 years, with a predominance of female (80.8%). The external validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by identifying significant differences in all its scales between students with high and low academic performance, and with high and low academic activity as assessed by teachers. Psychometric testing revealed high internal consistency and reliability of the DSLAQ. The results of confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the compliance of the questionnaire structure with the theoretical model of student activity drivers, represented by three scales: time management, Relationship management and goal management . The structure of the questionnaire was confirmed on an additional validation sample. All scales of the questionnaire have a high internal consistency with Cronbach’s alpha values (from 0.758 to 0.937) and according to the results of factor analysis. Significant differences between male and female students were found for the scales of Relationship management and goal management . Percentile norms for the scales of the questionnaire are given separately for male and female students. Limitations of the questionnaire and prospects for improving its psychometric properties are considered.