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Measurement Model of Employability Skills using Confirmatory Factor Analysis

Year: 2012

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: This paper reports on a study carried out to validate the employability skills (ES) measurement model for engineering students. A total of 280 respondents were involved in this research. Data were analyzed descriptively for reliability (Cronbach Alpha values) and confirmatory factor analysis was utilized in order to find measurement models for each of the constructs using AMOS software. The results showed that the Cronbach Alpha on the classification was higher than 0.70. The results of the first and second order CFA confirmed that data collected fit with model. Thus, the measurement model was suitable to be used to study the employability skills acquired by engineering students in the context of education in Malaysia.

Source: Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.09.663

Authors: H. Mohd Yusof, Ramlee Mustapha, Syed A. Malik Syed Mohamad, M. Seri Bunian

Institutions: Sultan Idris Education University, National University of Malaysia

Language: English

Topic: Higher Education and Employability

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2114772281

FWCI: 16.42

Cites: 18

Cited by: 63

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