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Hong, Guanglei; Nomi, Takako – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2012
The conventional approaches to mediation analysis such as path analysis and structural equation modeling typically involve specifying two structural models, one for the mediator and the other for the outcome. We employ an alternative approach that avoids some strong identification assumptions invoked by the conventional approaches. By applying a…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Path Analysis, Structural Equation Models, Outcomes of Education
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Marsh, Herbert W.; Dowson, Martin; Pietsch, James; Walker, Richard – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2004
Multicollinearity is a well-known general problem, but it also seriously threatens valid interpretations in structural equation models. Illustrating this problem, J. Pietsch, R. Walker, and E. Chapman (2003) found paths leading to achievement were apparently much larger for self-efficacy (.55) than self-concept (-.05), suggesting--erroneously, as…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Structural Equation Models, Academic Achievement, Self Concept
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Moline, Arlett E. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1988
Path analysis and linear structural relations (LISREL) provide the institutional researcher with some extremely powerful statistical tools. However, they must be applied and interpreted carefully with a full understanding of their limitations and the statistical assumptions on which they are based. (Author)
Descriptors: Data Interpretation, Higher Education, Institutional Research, Models