La evaluación de los obstáculos a la investigación por parte de estudiantes universitarios: construcción de una escala

• MARCO CRIOLLO ^[1] ; PATRICIA RECIO ^[2]
  1. [1] Universidad Tecnica de Machala

     Universidad Tecnica de Machala

     Machala, Ecuador

     
  2. [2] Dpto. Metodología de las Ciencias del Comportamiento, UniversidadNacional de Educación de Distancia(UNED), España
• Localización: Acción psicológica, ISSN 1578-908X, Vol. 17, Nº. 1, 2020, págs. 29-42
• Idioma: español
• DOI: 10.5944/ap.17.1.27787
• Títulos paralelos:
  • The Assessment of Obstacles to Research by College Students: Building a Scale
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    Realizar investigaciones científicas resulta complejo para algunos estudiantes universitarios. Por este motivo se planteó como objetivo crear una escala que mida los obstáculos para investigar. Participaron 650 estudiantes que estaban realizando sus Trabajos Finales de Grado en la Universidad Técnica de Machala-Ecuador. Se desarrolló un grupo inicial de 32 ítems basados en literatura previa. Basándonos en los resultados de la validación de contenido se eliminaron siete ítems. Los resultados del análisis factorial exploratorio (AFE) y confirmatorio (AFC) revelan que los ítems se estructuran en un modelo bifactorial de 24 ítems. En cuanto a la fiabilidad, la escala mostró un alfa de Cronbach y un coeficiente Omega de 0.92 indicando una alta consistencia interna. Se concluye que la escala presenta adecuadas propiedades psicométricas para medir los obstáculos para investigar en los estudiantes universitarios.

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    Conducting scientific research is complex for some university students. For this reason, the objective was to create a scale that measures the obstacles to investigate. 650 students who were doing their Final Degree Works at the Universidad Técnica de Machala-Ecuador participated. An initial group of 32 items was developed based on previous literature. Based on the results of the content validation, 7 items were eliminated. The results of the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory (CFA) reveal that the items are structured in a bifactorial model of 24 items. Regarding reliability, the scale showed a Cronbach's alpha and an Omega coefficient of 0.92, indicating high internal consistency. It is concluded that the scale presents adequate psychometric properties to measure the obstacles to investigate in university students

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