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The Common-Item Problem in Measurement: Effects on Cross-Cultural Invariance of Personality Inventory Structure
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Cohen, Arie; Farley, Frank H. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1977
Cross-cultural validity studies for psychological instruments may result in overestimation of structure invariance due to some items being scored on more than one scale. This problem, called the common-item effect, is investigated with some data from the literature. (JKS)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Factor Analysis, Item Sampling, Multidimensional Scaling
The Development and Validation of a Multidimensional Scale for Assessment of Teachers' Attitudes toward Small-Group Teaching.
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Darom, Efraim; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1978
A scale measuring attitudes toward small-group teaching was administered to 442 teachers from 28 elementary and secondary schools in Israel. At least two dimensions of attitudes were identified: control over class and efficiency of the method. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Multidimensional Scaling