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Download full textPetersen, Dwain F.; Anderson, Douglas H. – 1971
The equivalency of item sampling and student sampling of attitudes of college students was investigated. A factor analysis of student-sampled data collected during Spring 1968, was compared with a factor analysis of item-sampled data collected each quarter from Fall 1968, through Winter 1970, at Mankato State College, using the Campus Environment…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Environment, College Students, Data Collection
Thomas, Linda A. – 1995
This paper conceptually explains higher-order factor analysis and methods for interpretation. A review of first-order factor analysis is presented that provides the foundation for the summary of second-order factor analysis. Higher order factors are derived from the correlations between the lower-level factors. An example study is provided to make…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Students, Correlation, Factor Analysis
Peer reviewedAbrami, Philip C.; d'Apollonia, Sylvia – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1991
Limitations of the confirmatory factor analysis conducted by H. W. Marsh to demonstrate the multidimensionality of a rating form to assess student evaluation of teaching effectiveness are discussed. A secondary analysis suggests that dimensionality is not stable across solutions and a global factor can be retrieved. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Students, Factor Structure, Faculty Evaluation, Generalizability Theory
Direct linkFrey, Lisa L.; Beesley, Denise; Newman, Jody L. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2005
The study examined the component structure of the Relational Health Indices (B. Liang et al., 2002) with a mixed-sex sample of students seeking services at a university counseling center. In contrast to previous findings, results suggested a unidimensional structure for the peer and mentor composites and a 2-component structure for the community…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Clinical Psychology, Empowerment, Construct Validity
Peer reviewedBurnett, Paul C.; Dart, Barry C. – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1997
To investigate degree of variation in factor structures produced using different factor analytic techniques, two large data sets were analyzed using four factor analytic approaches (theoretical conventional, theoretical conventional-confirmatory, modified confirmatory, and pure confirmatory). Data sets included third through seventh graders and…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Papanastasiou, Elena C. – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2005
Students at the undergraduate level usually tend to view research methods courses negatively. However, an understanding of these attitudes is necessary to help instructors facilitate the learning of research for their students, by enabling them to create more positive attitudes toward such courses. The aim of this study is to describe the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Teacher Education Curriculum, Student Attitudes, Research Methodology
