Validation of a questionnaire evaluating the effect of a preparatory year on qualifying students for studying at health professions education faculties

Autor:	Mohammed W. Al-Rabia, Ahmed Aldarmahi, Hani Z. Asfour, Enas Gouda, Lana Al Shawwa, Hani Atwa
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Medical education Descriptive statistics Higher education business.industry education Aerospace Engineering Validity Sample (statistics) Exploratory factor analysis Cronbach's alpha Scale (social sciences) Psychology business Discipline
Zdroj:	African Journal of Health Professions Education, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 72-76, Published: APR 2021 African Journal of Health Professions Education; Vol. 13 No. 1 (2021); 72-76
Popis:	Background. The preparatory year or first-year experience in higher education aims to consistently meet the needs of students, institutions and broader society. It aims to help students transition from high school to university, acquaint them with the various academic disciplines at university and introduce them to the university environment. Objectives. To validate a newly developed instrument that evaluates the effect of the preparatory year on preparing students for studying in health professions education faculties. Methods. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia, on a comprehensive sample of male and female second- and third-year students who completed their preparatory year and started studying at health professions education faculties. Data were collected through a questionnaire newly developed by the authors. Descriptive statistics were used and statistical significance was set at p
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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