Evaluación de la confiabilidad de una prueba para identificar hábitos de estudio en jóvenes de 14 a 20 años

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the reliability of a study habits assessment tool (In Spanish Prueba de diagnóstico para identificar hábitos de estudio en jóvenes de 14 a 20 años), which was recently designed by the authors. The participants in this study were 160 students, including senior high school and freshman college students, attending some educational institutions at the Maule Region in Chile. According to analyses, the internal consistency (Cronbach´s Alpha) of the assessment tool was .88. Three factors that impact students´ study habits were identified: Setting and Resources (SR) with an Alpha of .789; Willingness and Responsibility (WR) with an Alpha of .735; and Ethic Work (EW) with an Alpha of .688. The results of this study indicated that the study habits assessment tool (In Spanish Prueba de diagnóstico para identificar hábitos de estudio en jóvenes de 14 a 20 años) is reliable. Moreover, it is recommended that this assessment tool can be administered along with other study habits assessments to obtain a broader and deeper perspective on how high school and college students study.