Resumen

ALMEIDA, Leandro S.; SOARES, Ana Paula C.  y  FERREIRA, Joaquim Armando G.. College Adaptation and Transition: The Academic Life Experiences Questionnaire. Psicologia [online]. 2000, vol.14, n.2, pp.189-208. ISSN 0874-2049.

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the process of transition and adaptation to the university of college students and to present the Academic Life Experiences Questionnaire (ALEQ; Almeida & Ferreira, 1997). This questionnaire has been developed as a screening instrument and is conceptualized to describe the college student transition and adaptation as a dynamic process of interaction between the individual (with certain psychological and cognitive characteristics) and the academic and environmental demands. The ALEQ was administered to a sample of 1273 first-year students from different majors of Minho University. The results on the 17 scales of the instrument showed good psychometric properties. The internal consistency coefficients ranged from 0,69 to 0,88. A factor analysis conducted revealed five factors explaining 72% of the variance. The five factors were designed as: (i) personal dimensions; (ii) adaptation to college major; (iii) context dimensions; (iv) academic learning process; and (v) family and financial management.

Palabras clave : Ensino Superior; transição; adaptação; rendimento académico; desenvolvimento; vivências académicas.

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