Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Indonesian Version of the Academic Engagement Scale (UWES-9S)

Abstract

Academic engagement is a positive and satisfying attitude towards work related to the mind characterized by vigor, dedication, absorption. This study is a confirmatory factor analysis test of the academic engagement measuring instrument, namely the Utrecht Work Student Survey (UWES-9S) into the Indonesian version. The research sample was taken using disproportionate stratified random sampling. Data were taken from 208 undergraduate nursing students in the Mojokerto college area. Academic engagement is a development material from work engagement that has been adapted into various languages from various countries and measured by different sample groups. The adaptation process of the UWES-9S measuring instrument consists of the following stages : 1) translation, 2) Synthesis, 3) back translation, 4) Expert test, 5) Try out and Validity and reliability test 6) Submit. Based on the CFA test, the results of the academic engagement scale fit model found that the p value = 0.000 <0.05. The value of GFI = 0.912, CFI = 0.962, TLI = 0.9411, NFI = 0.953 and IFI = 962 (expected > 0.900) and this shows that the model is fit, meaning that the aspects consisting of vigor, dedication and absorption are theoretically appropriate and are part of academic engagement. Theoretically, if seen from the goodness of fit criteria that have been met, the model is said to be good. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis, all were declared none were dropped because the factor loading value was > 0.5. Thus, the UWES-9S is a representative and efficient measuring instrument for measuring academic engagement among undergraduate nursing students