Instrument To Measure Academic Commitment Of Secondary School Students In Science And Mathematics Subjects: Adaptation And Validation.

Abstract

Today's nations need professional training in the field of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics to ensure the sustainable development of their countries. Careers such as data engineering, data analyst, programmers, developers, architects of the Internet of Things, defensive and offensive analysts in cybersecurity, are the careers of the future. This raises the urgent need to measure the academic commitment of high school students to subjects that are highly related to the careers of the future. This article presents the validation and adaptation of an instrument to measure the relationship between situated teaching, academic self-efficacy, achievement orientation and the academic commitment of secondary school students towards science and mathematics subjects. The validation process was carried out in two stages, the first: construct validity and reliability. The second, criterion validity, stability and performance, obtaining a moderate level of agreement (Kappa de fleiss = .43; W Kendal = .52) by expert judging; reliability (Cronbach's Alpha = .81) adjusted by six dimensions.