Learning Satisfaction: Validity and Reliability Testing for Students’ Learning Satisfaction Questionnaire (SLSQ)

The present paper discusses the elaboration -based on factors identified in the researched literature- and the first steps in the validation process of students’ learning satisfaction questionnaire (SLSQ). A sample of 80 students, ages raging from 25 to 57, participated in this initial phase of the research. The developed instrument consists of 26 items grading on a six-points Likert scale the level of satisfaction that students feel regarding different aspects of learning. Data processing consisted in factor analysis for validation and the calculation of the Cronbach's alpha coefficient for establishing reliability.