Validation and reliability of the School Persistence Questionnaire (CPE) translated and adapted for the secondary school population

Authors

  • Fanny Orellana-Marin Unidad Educativa Fiscomisional Semipresencial del Azuay (UEFSA)
  • Xavier Muñoz-Arévalo Unidad Educativa Fray Vicente Solano

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8091800

Keywords:

school persistence, school dropout, validation, reliability

Abstract

Most studies on school dropout focus on the negative dimensions of dropout. However, it is necessary to start developing tools that address the dimensions of school persistence. The objective of this study is to validate and measure the reliability of the School Persistence Questionnaire (CPE), created by Davidson et al. (2009), in its translated and adapted version for the Ecuadorian secondary school population. To carry out this study, we worked with a total of 253 students studying secondary education in a public school in the city of Cuenca, Ecuador. Confirmatory Factor Analysis was used with the Lavaan package and the WLSMV estimator. The results are presented in two models, opting for the second one, which met all the fit indices of χ2/gl, RMSEA [CI90%], SRMR, CFI and TLI. This study contributes to research related to school persistence by providing a validated and reliable tool to measure this construct in the Ecuadorian secondary education population.

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Author Biographies

Fanny Orellana-Marin, Unidad Educativa Fiscomisional Semipresencial del Azuay (UEFSA)

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Chemical Engineer with experience in national and international companies. She graduated from the Catholic University of Cuenca and has complemented her training in French at the Official Language School of Barcelona, as well as in English at the Guardia Community College in New York. She currently teaches at UEFSA. She has also completed a Master's Degree in Management and Teaching Leadership at the University of Azuay. Her research interest in the teaching field is the search for innovative solutions that promote educational excellence and contribute to the academic development of society.

Xavier Muñoz-Arévalo, Unidad Educativa Fray Vicente Solano

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He has a degree in Social Communication from the Universidad Politécnica Salesiana and a Master's degree in Education with emphasis in Management and Leadership from the Universidad del Azuay. He has worked as a social communicator and announcer in a program for Radio Católica Cuenca, specifically in CORAPE Satelital. He also teaches Language and Literature. Currently, he holds the position of General Inspector at the Fray Vicente Solano Educational Unit, located in the city of Cuenca, Ecuador.

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Published

2023-06-16

How to Cite

Orellana-Marin, F., & Muñoz-Arévalo, X. (2023). Validation and reliability of the School Persistence Questionnaire (CPE) translated and adapted for the secondary school population. South American Research Journal, 3(1), 53–58. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8091800

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2023): Attitude

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