Open AccessThe Development of a Questionnaire to Measure the Institutional Performance in Higher Education Institutions
Author(s) -
Gulshan Fatima Alvi,
Nazima Bibi,
Mahwish Safder
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of business and social review in emerging economies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2519-089X
pISSN - 2519-0326
DOI - 10.26710/jbsee.v6i4.1534
Subject(s) - cronbach's alpha , exploratory factor analysis , psychology , construct validity , medical education , transparency (behavior) , scale (ratio) , higher education , reliability (semiconductor) , applied psychology , psychometrics , medicine , clinical psychology , political science , physics , quantum mechanics , law , power (physics)
The objective of the study was to develop a questionnaire named IPQ (Institutional Performance Questionnaire) that measures the institutional performance of higher educational institutions. The scale comprised 11 subscales: Mission Statement and Goal (5 items), Planning and Evaluation (3 items), Organization & Governance, (3 items), Integrity (3 items), Faculty (3 items), Students (2 items), Institutional Resources (3 items), Academic Programs and Curricula (3 items), Public Disclosure and Transparency (2 items), Assessment & Quality Assurance (8 items), and Student Support Services (3 items). In total, 25 faculty members of the universities were selected by multistage stratified sampling, response to the questionnaire. The questionnaire was pilot tested and the Cronbach's alpha for the entire questionnaire was .951; for each subscale, alpha ranged from .623 to 0.823. Exploratory factor analysis was utilized to establish the construct validity of institutional performance in higher education institutions Findings of the study confirmed the validity and reliability of the IPQ (Institutional Performance Questionnaire).