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King, Ronnel B.; Ganotice, Fraide A., Jr.; Watkins, David A. – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2012
This study explored the cross-cultural applicability of the Sense of Self (SOS) Scale in the Hong Kong Chinese cultural context. The SOS Scale is a 26-item questionnaire designed to measure students' sense of purpose, self-reliance, and self-concept in school. Six hundred ninety-seven Hong Kong Chinese high school students participated in the…
Descriptors: Self Concept Measures, High School Students, Construct Validity, Reliability
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King, Ronnel B.; Watkins, David A. – International Journal of Testing, 2013
The aim of this study is to assess the cross-cultural applicability of the Chinese version of the Inventory of School Motivation (ISM; McInerney & Sinclair, 1991) in the Hong Kong context using both within-network and between-network approaches to construct validation. The ISM measures four types of achievement goals: mastery, performance,…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Reliability, Learning Motivation, Foreign Countries
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Webster, Beverley J.; Chan, Wincy S. C.; Prosser, Michael T.; Watkins, David A. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2009
This article examines the construct validity of the Course Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) in Hong Kong and investigates the similarities and differences in the process of learning among students in different disciplinary studies. It is based on a survey of 1,563 undergraduate students in two disciplines, humanities and sciences, and of principally…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Learning Strategies, Construct Validity, Learning Processes