Abstracts
Résumé
Cet article présente la validation en français d’un instrument permettant d’appréhender le climat social des études, tel que perçu par des étudiants universitaires. Plus spécifiquement, cet outil se focalise sur les dimensions liées au domaine des relations interpersonnelles, telles qu’elles apparaissent dans le College and University Classroom Environment Inventory (CUCEI; Fraser & Treagust, 1986). Dans un premier temps, une analyse factorielle exploratoire permet de mettre en évidence quatre composantes principales. Dans un second temps, une analyse factorielle confirmatoire étaye la présence de cette structure avec les facteurs Personnalisation, Implication, Cohésion et Satisfaction. La version finale comporte 20 items et possède des qualités psychométriques très satisfaisantes.
Mots-clés :
- Climat social,
- instrument de mesure,
- analyse factorielle confirmatoire,
- étudiants universitaires
Abstract
This article presents the validation in French of a scale measuring the social climate of studies as perceived by university students. More specifically, this questionnaire is focused on dimensions concerned with the interpersonal relationships domain as they appear in the College and University Classroom Environment Inventory (CUCEI; Fraser & Treagust, 1986). In a first step, an exploratory factor analysis yields four principal components. In a second step, a confirmatory factor analysis corroborates this structure with the scales Personalization, Involvement, Student Cohesiveness and Satisfaction. The final version consists of 20 items and shows very satisfactory psychometric characteristics.
Keywords:
- Social climate,
- measurement scale,
- confirmatory factor analysis,
- university students
Resumo
Este artigo apresenta a validação em francês de um instrumento que permite apreender o clima social dos estudos, tal como é percepcionado pelos estudantes universitários. Mais especificamente, este utensílio focaliza-se nas dimensões ligadas ao domínio das relações interpessoais, tais como aparecem no College e University Classroom Environment Inventory (CUCEI; Fraser & Treagust, 1986). Num primeiro momento, uma análise factorial exploratória permite evidenciar quatro componentes principais. Num segundo momento, uma análise factorial confirmatória especifica a presença desta estrutura com os factores Personalização, Implicação, Coesão e Satisfação. A versão final comporta 20 itens e possui qualidades psicométricas muito satisfatórias.
Palavras chaves:
- Clima social,
- instrumento de medida,
- análise factorial confirmatória,
- estudantes universitários
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