Design and content validation of an instrument to measure the factors that influence the choice of a professional technological career

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Griselda López-Pérez
Martha Patricia Quintero-Fuentes
Octavio Iván Mendoza-Loyo

Abstract

The choice of a university career is a complex process influenced by various factors that vary according to each individual and his or her environment. The objective of this research is the content validation of an instrument that measures the factors that influence the choice of a technological career. Method: Descriptive, psychometric study of content validity by means of expert judgment. The participants were a group of seven experts in technological higher education. An instrument with four dimensions and 20 items was designed to measure the factors that influence the choice of a professional career: social environment, educational quality, context of the institution and exogenous factors. The Fleiss Kappa statistic was used to evaluate the concordance among the judges. Results: with Kappa coefficients of 0.746 (coherence), 0.768 (relevance) and 0.699 (clarity) with a concordance strength of considerable for the three criteria. Conclusion: with the validity of this instrument by means of expert judgment, it was possible to evaluate the factors that influence the choice of professional career for a technological higher education institution: social environment, educational quality, context of the institution and exogenous factors; highlighting considerable levels for the criteria considered..

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López-Pérez, G., Quintero-Fuentes, M., & Mendoza-Loyo, O. (2025). Design and content validation of an instrument to measure the factors that influence the choice of a professional technological career. 593 Digital Publisher CEIT, 10(3), 791-803. https://doi.org/10.33386/593dp.2025.3.3016
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Author Biographies

Griselda López-Pérez, Colegio Interdisciplinario de Especialización e Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Zongolica - México

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0009-0009-0312-8732

Doctoral student in Strategic Management Sciences at the Colegio Interdisciplinario de Especialización. Master's degree in Small and Medium Business Administration from the Consorcio Universitario del Golfo de México. Professor of the Business Management Academy of the Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Zongolica. She currently has 3 certifications and 2 publications in various specialized magazines.

Martha Patricia Quintero-Fuentes, Colegio Interdisciplinario de Especialización e Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Zongolica - México

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0000-0002-6866-9734

Professor at the Instituto Tecnológico de Orizaba. Research professor at the Interdisciplinary Colegio Interdisciplinario de Especialización. PhD in Strategic Planning and Technology Management from the Universidad Popular Autónoma de Puebla. Master's Degree in Administration from the Universidad Popular Autónoma de Puebla. Publications in several specialized magazines.

Octavio Iván Mendoza-Loyo, Colegio Interdisciplinario de Especialización e Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Zongolica - México

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0000-0001-6520-0562

PhD. in Strategic Management Sciences from the Colegio Interdisciplinario de Especialización.

Master’s in strategic management from the Interdisciplinary School of Specialization of Orizaba. Full-time Research Professor in Tourism at the Universidad Tecnológica del Centro de Veracruz. He has PRODEP recognition as Desirable Profile. He currently has 4 certifications and 6 publications in various specialized journals.

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