Hierarki model pengukuran confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) ke atas instrumen kemahiran generik
Abstract
Abstract
Generic skills evaluation for students in Higher Learning Institutions (HLI) had been discussed when the Malaysian Qualification Framework (MQF) was carried out in 2006. The purpose of this study is to validate and examine the reliability of a self-report instrument namely Generic Skills Instrument for Higher Education (GeSIHE 2008). Data are presented from 1,262 undergraduate students randomly chosen from 12 faculties at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). The instrument (GeSIHE) used consists of 13 construct with 77 items on a five point likert scale. Amos software version 7 has been used for data analysis. The analysis on the Comparative of Fit Index (CFI), Tucker Lewis Index (TLI), and RMSEA's value has been used to drop and maintain the items. The final analysis using measurement model in confirmatory factor analysis has dropped 15 items and maintained 62 items legitimately trusted and reliable to gauge 13 constructs in GeSIHE. This GeSIHE's instrument could be used to obtain HLI students' profile as indicator to increase student generic skills during their study in the university.
Abstrak
Penilaian kemahiran generik pelajar di Institut Pengajian Tinggi (IPT) mulai diperkatakan apabila terlaksana Kerangka Kelayakan Malaysia (KKM) pada tahun 2006. Tujuan kajian ini adalah untuk mengukur kesahan dan kebolehpercayaan Instrumen Kemahiran Generik Pengajian Tinggi (Generic Skills Instrument for Higher Education - GeSIHE 2008). Instrumen 13 konstruk yang mengandungi 77 item skala 5 mata telah digunakan dalam kajian ini. Instrumen ini telah ditadbirkan kepada 1,262 orang pelajar prasiswazah di 12 fakulti Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) yang dipilih secara rawak berkelompok. Perisian Amos versi 7 digunakan untuk menganalisis data. Nilai Comparative Fit Index (CFI), Tucker Lewis Index (TLI), and RMSEA digunakan untuk mengekal dan menggugurkan item. Dapatan akhir kajian menggunakan model pengukuran confirmatory factor analisis telah menggugurkan 15 item dan mengekalkan 62 item yang sah dan boleh dipercayai untuk mengukur 13 konstruk kemahiran generik dalam GeSIHE. Instrumen GeSIHE ini boleh digunakan untuk mendapatkan profil pelajar-pelajar Institusi Pengajian Tinggi sebagai indikator bagi meningkatkan kemahiran generik pelajar.
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