The Engagement in University Students: Preliminary Psychometric Analyses of the Spanish Version of the Engagement vs. Disaffection with Learning Scale

Abstract

[EN] Student engagement is defined by the degree of active student participation in a learning activity. Some studies highlight the existence of two complementary factors: engagement and disaffection, with two domains in each of them (behavioral and emotional). This study’s objective was to perform a preliminary analysis of the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Engagement vs. Disaffection with Learning (EDL). We analyzed a sample of 194 participants, examining the distribution of item responses, the factor structure, internal consistency, and the correlation between AES and other measures of engagement and personality traits. The results confirmed its reliability in terms of internal consistency. However, it has some problematic items. In conclusion, the Spanish version of the EDL seems to be a promising scale to assess engagement in Spanish-speaking students, with the need to review some of its previous items.