Pseudo-Competence among University Students
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The present study aims to identify the following:
1-The level of pseudo-competence among university students.
2-The level of pseudo-competence among university students according to the gender variable (male–female).
3-The level of pseudo-competence among university students according to the specialization variable (humanities–scientific).
The researcher adopted the descriptive correlational approach. The population of the current study consisted of students at Al-Qadisiyah University, including both males and females from the two specializations (scientific and humanities), specifically third-year students for the academic year 2025–2026.
The study sample consisted of 320 male and female students, with 160 students from the scientific specialization and 160 from the humanities specialization. The Pseudo-Competence Scale in its final form consisted of 40 items.
The researcher employed the following statistical methods: Chi-square, one-sample t-test, independent samples t-test, Pearson correlation coefficient, and Cronbach’s alpha.
The study reached the following results:
1- University students possess pseudo-competence.
2-There are statistically significant differences in the level of pseudo-competence according to gender in favor of males among university students.
3-There are no statistically significant differences in the level of pseudo-competence among university students according to the specialization variable (scientific–humanities).
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