Constructing of Self-Learning Assessment Tool in the University

Purpose: Considering the role and importance of self-learning in academic success and performance, the present study was conducted with the aim of constructing of self-learning assessment tool in the university. Methodology: The present study was applied in terms of purpose and was cross-sectional from type of survey in terms of implementation method. The study population and sample in the first part were professors of Governmental and Islamic Azad universities of Tehran and Gilan provinces in the academic year of 2019-20, which from them 60 people were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling method and in the second part were students of the same universities, which from them 450 people were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling method. Based on literature review and interviews with professors, 91 items were designed in six dimensions of heutagogic ability, self-regulation, critical thinking, knowledge management, adult education and learning styles. To evaluate the face and content validity used from the expertschr(chr(chr('39')39chr('39'))39chr(chr('39')39chr('39'))) opinion, to evaluate the construct validity used from the exploratory factor analysis method and to evaluate the reliability used from the Cronbachchr(chr(chr('39')39chr('39'))39chr(chr('39')39chr('39')))s alpha coefficients in SPSS software version 19. Findings: The findings showed that according to expertschr(chr(chr('39')39chr('39'))39chr(chr('39')39chr('39'))) opinion 15 items were removed and the final form of the scale had 76 items. Also, the results of confirmatory factor analysis showed that the self-learning assessment scale in the university had six factors of heutagogic ability, self-regulation, critical thinking, knowledge management, adult education and learning styles that reliability through Cronbachchr(chr(chr('39')39chr('39'))39chr(chr('39')39chr('39')))s alpha coefficient for all factors above 0.70 and for the whole scale was 0.932. Conclusion: According to the results of this study, the self-learning assessment scale in the university had appropriate psychometric indices and can be used as a suitable and valid tool in other studies to assess self-learning.