Table 3 Questions to ask before developing and selecting an instrument for measuring student engagement in health professions education
From: Measurement of student engagement in health professions education: a review of literature
1. What is the theoretical perspective underpinning this method? (Psychological, behavioral, socio-cultural) |
2. What are the dimensions of engagement to be measured? (Cognitive, behavioral, emotional, agentic, socio-cultural) |
3. What is the sphere of measuring engagement? (Learning engagement, engagement in partnerships) |
4. What is the grain size of measuring engagement? (Activity, course, program, University, extracurricular) |
5. What is the time scale for measuring engagement? (Moment-to-moment, daily, long-term) |