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Questionnaire for the assessment of factors related to university degree choice in Spanish públic System: a psychometric study
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Universities are interested in attracting students, but they do not usually have data relating to students' intentions. Furthermore, both general and subjective factors are taken into account by students when choosing a degree and a university. This paper presents a psychometric study of a questionnaire which aims to assess variables relating the aspects involved in the selection process and accessing the Spanish university system. This questionnaire considers six factors: Consideration of the University; Perceived Usefulness; Social Impact; Vocational Aspects; Influence of Surroundings and Geographic Location. The item analysis (discrimination index) reduced the questionnaire to 25 items, and the reliability and validity of this final questionnaire was analyzed using a sample of 1532 students from eight Spanish universities. The results showed that the reliability as internal consistency of the six factors was high; the construct validity showed a structure of six first order factors clustered in two second order factors and finally, there was high discriminant validity between groups defined by variables such as gender or academic area. Applying predictive analytics to the results of this questionnaire will then enable specific recruiting policies to be applied, which target the type of students that universities are looking for, while reducing costs.
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PERÓ, Maribel, et al. Questionnaire for the assessment of factors related to university degree choice in Spanish públic System: a psychometric study. Computers in Human Behavior. 2015. Vol. 47, num. 128-138. ISSN 0747-5632. [consulted: 14 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/124888