The student engagement scale: evidence of psychometric validity in Chinese and English language subjects from grade 4 to grade 6 in China

• Published in: Educational psychology (Dorchester-on-Thames) Vol. 43; no. 2-3; pp. 173 - 186
• Main Authors: Zhu, Yuanfei, Pang, Weiguo, Chen, Bin-Bin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dorchester-on-Thames Routledge 16.03.2023; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Age Differences; Chinese; confirmatory factor analysis; Elementary School Students; English (Second Language); Factor Analysis; Foreign Countries; Gender Differences; Grade 4; Grade 6; Item Analysis; Language Attitudes; Learner Engagement; measurement invariance; Measures (Individuals); multidimensionality; Psychometrics; Quantitative psychology; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Student Attitudes; Student engagement; Student participation; subject-specific engagement; China (Shanghai); China

The three-dimensional (i.e. affective, behavioural, and cognitive) conceptualisation of student engagement has been the prevalent framework for understanding student engagement, but most existing research has focussed on general, rather than subject-specific, student engagement. The present study te...