Study Habits Questionnaire for college students: validation and reliability

Authors

  • André Luiz Moraes Ramos
  • Anelise de Barros Leite Nogueira
  • Denise Pereira de Alcântara Ferraz Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro
  • Lígia Maria Teixeira de Faria Brezolin Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro
  • Luciana Maria Pinto Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro
  • Wilson de Freitas Muniz Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-863X2011000300009

Keywords:

study habits, questionnaire, psychometrics, test validity

Abstract

This study presents and discusses the construction of an instrument to evaluate study habits. The digitalized questionnaire entitled Study Habits Questionnaire directed to college students, composed of 97 items with a Likert scale, was applied to 781 undergraduate students enrolled in 10 courses from a private college in the interior of São Paulo, Brazil to evaluate the reliability of psychometric parameters (internal consistency) and validity (factorial analysis). The results indicated nine specific factors with eigenvalue above 1.5. The internal consistency of the factors presented Cronbachs Alpha between 0.603 and 0.934. The conclusion is that the questionnaire presents satisfactory psychometric parameters and is a useful instrument to investigate study habits in undergraduate students with characteristics similar to this studys sample.

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Published

2011-12-01

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 50 (2011)

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

Ramos, A. L. M., Nogueira, A. de B. L., Ferraz, D. P. de A., Brezolin, L. M. T. de F., Pinto, L. M., & Muniz, W. de F. (2011). Study Habits Questionnaire for college students: validation and reliability . Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto), 21(50), 363-371. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-863X2011000300009