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Direct linkAffum-Osei, Emmanuel; Mensah, Henry Kofi; Forkuoh, Solomon Kwarteng; Asante, Eric Adom – International Journal of Testing, 2021
The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the goal orientation (GO) scale across job search contexts to facilitate its use in large and varied search settings. A sample of 720 job losers and new entrants' job seekers in Ghana completed the survey. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the three-factor theoretical…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Job Search Methods, Psychometrics, Factor Analysis
Rujun Xu; James Soland – International Journal of Testing, 2024
International surveys are increasingly being used to understand nonacademic outcomes like math and science motivation, and to inform education policy changes within countries. Such instruments assume that the measure works consistently across countries, ethnicities, and languages--that is, they assume measurement invariance. While studies have…
Descriptors: Surveys, Statistical Bias, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries
