General Adaptation Scale for International Students: Development and Validation
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Doç. Dr. Mustafa POLAT Karabük Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Öğr. Gör. Kürşat ARSLAN Karabük Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale (Diğer hakemli uluslarası dergilerde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Psycho-Educational Research Reviews
Dergi ISSN 2634-7172
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler Index Copernicus
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 08-2022
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 11 / 2 / 121–146 DOI 10.52963/PERR_Biruni_V11.N2.08
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.52963/perr_biruni_v11.n2.08
UAK Araştırma Alanları
Eğitim Programları ve Öğretim
Özet
Embracing a holistic and eclectic perspective, this study aims to develop and empirically test an instrument to assess international students’ general adaptation to a host country. The data were obtained from a sample of international undergraduate students (n=843) studying at a Turkish state university using purposive sampling methods of maximum variation. The analyses were conducted in two consecutive phases with two different groups of international students. Upon a meticulous data clean-up and preliminary analyses for the assumptions of normality and reliability, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) to discover factor structure was utilized. In the second phase, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed through Lisrel to validate the scale structure revealed by EFA. After a rigorous and iterative scale development process, the results confirm the reliability of factors, model fit and construct validity of the General Adaptation Scale for International Students (GASIS). GASIS as a multi-dimensional instrument consists of 28 items using a five-point Likert scale with four factors labelled as academic adaptation, sociocultural adaptation, psychological adaptation, and daily life adaptation to assess international students’general adaptation levels. The final form of 28-item GASIS with psychometric features, as well as implications and limitations for future research are included in the study.
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BM Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Amaçları
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General Adaptation Scale for International Students: Development and Validation

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