Assessing the stability of factor structures over time.

  • 0 Ratings
  • 0 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read
Assessing the stability of factor structures ...
Monique B. Herbert
Not in Library

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

Check-In

×Close
Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
Today

  • 0 Ratings
  • 0 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read

Buy this book

Last edited by WorkBot
January 24, 2010 | History

Assessing the stability of factor structures over time.

  • 0 Ratings
  • 0 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read

The accurate interpretation of the results obtained from an instrument used to assess change is dependent on whether an invariant relationship exists for each construct being measured. This study examined the dimensionality and long-term stability of a group of items used in three administrations of a questionnaire investigating pre-service teachers' attitudes and beliefs about an initial teacher certification test. Factor analysis was used to analyse these data. Results of the exploratory factor analyses (EFA) reveal that the dimensionalities of these data for each administration were relatively different, with only two factors appearing repeatedly across administrations. In comparison, the results of the confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) suggest that none of the models derived from the EFA analyses provided an adequate fit to the data. The tests for invariance indicate that only five of the twenty-one items under investigation were invariant across administrations. Suggestions for ways to improve the questionnaire are included.

Publish Date
Language
English
Pages
64

Buy this book

Edition Availability
Cover of: Assessing the stability of factor structures over time.
Assessing the stability of factor structures over time.
2004
in English

Add another edition?

Book Details


Edition Notes

Adviser: Ruth Childs.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Toronto, 2004.

Electronic version licensed for access by U. of T. users.

Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 43-03, page: 0676.

MICR copy on microfiche (1 microfiche).

The Physical Object

Pagination
64 leaves.
Number of pages
64

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL19512443M
ISBN 10
0612952924

Community Reviews (0)

Feedback?
No community reviews have been submitted for this work.

Lists

This work does not appear on any lists.

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON
January 24, 2010 Edited by WorkBot add more information to works
December 11, 2009 Created by WorkBot add works page