La evaluación de los obstáculos a la investigación por parte de estudiantes universitarios: construcción de una escala [The Assessment of Obstacles to Research by College Students: Building a Scale]

Abstract

Resumen Realizar investigaciones cientificas resulta complejo para algunos estudiantes universitarios. Por este motivo se planteo como objetivo crear una escala que mida los obstaculos para investigar. Participaron 650 estudiantes que estaban realizando sus Trabajos Finales de Grado en la Universidad Tecnica de Machala-Ecuador. Se desarrollo un grupo inicial de 32 items basados en literatura previa. Basandonos en los resultados de la validacion de contenido se eliminaron siete items. Los resultados del analisis factorial exploratorio (AFE) y confirmatorio (AFC) revelan que los items se estructuran en un modelo bifactorial de 24 items. En cuanto a la fiabilidad, la escala mostro un alfa de Cronbach y un coeficiente Omega de 0.92 indicando una alta consistencia interna. Se concluye que la escala presenta adecuadas propiedades psicometricas para medir los obstaculos para investigar en los estudiantes universitarios.  Abstract Conducting scientific research is complex for some university students. For this reason, the objective was to create a scale that measures the obstacles to investigate. 650 students who were doing their Final Degree Works at the Universidad Tecnica de Machala-Ecuador participated. An initial group of 32 items was developed based on previous literature. Based on the results of the content validation, 7 items were eliminated. The results of the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory (CFA) reveal that the items are structured in a bifactorial model of 24 items. Regarding reliability, the scale showed a Cronbach's alpha and an Omega coefficient of 0.92, indicating high internal consistency. It is concluded that the scale presents adequate psychometric properties to measure the obstacles to investigate in university students