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Do They Feel the Same Way about Math? Testing Measurement Invariance of the PISA "Students' Approaches to Learning" Instrument across Immigrant Groups within Germany
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Segeritz, Micha; Pant, Hans Anand – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2013
This article summarizes the key finding of a study that (a) tests the measurement invariance (MI) of the popular Students' Approaches to Learning instrument (Programme for International Student Assessment [PISA]) across ethnic/cultural groups within a country and (b) discusses implications for research focusing on the role of affective measures in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Affective Measures, Immigrants, Ethnic Groups
Ethnicity and Sex Distinctions in Patterns of Aptitude Factor Scores in a Sample of Urban High School Seniors
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Hennessy, James J.; Merrifield, Philip R. – American Educational Research Journal, 1978
Three aptitude factor scores for each of 2,985 college bound urban high school seniors were used to compare patterns and levels of performance by sex and ethnic group membership. Significant differences in levels of performance between Blacks, Hispanics, Caucasian Jewish, and Caucasian Gentile were found on factors labeled Verbal, Reasoning, and…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Aptitude, College Bound Students, Cultural Differences
Factorial Structure of a Measure of Acculturation in a Puerto Rican Population.
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De Leon, Brunilda; Mendez, Serafin – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1996
The psychometric characteristics of the Cultural Life Style Inventory were studied with a sample of 402 Puerto Rican college students. Factor analysis revealed high factorial stability for Puerto Ricans. Similarities and differences with a previously studied Mexican American population are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Acculturation, College Students, Cultural Differences, Ethnic Groups
Psychometric Properties of the Leadership Practices Inventory--Updated.
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Posner, Barry Z.; Kouzes, James M. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1993
In follow-up studies using the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI), data from over 36,000 business managers and their subordinates were used to reexamine psychometric properties of the instrument and to explore gender, functional field, ethnic, and cross-cultural differences. Factor analysis supports a five-factor scale, with gender differences…
Descriptors: Administrators, Behavior Patterns, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
An Analysis of the Structure of Preschool Social Competence.
Breeding, John; And Others – 1982
Through the use of a model combining constructs proposed by Zigler and Trickett (1978) and Schaefer (1978), the structure of social competence in preschool children was investigated. Measures chosen for inclusion in the assessment battery and specific variables related to each measure were the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, Revised…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Anglo Americans, Blacks, Cultural Differences
Validity of the ACT Interest Inventory for Minority Group Members. No. 72
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Lamb, R. R. – 1976
Data from this study suggest the ACT Interest Inventory is appropriate for use with minority group members. Data from 2,280 college seniors (1,237 males and 1,043 females) representing black, native American, oriental American, Spanish-surnamed American, and white ethnic groups were analyzed to determine whether the ACT Interest Inventory could…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Students, College Entrance Examinations