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Publication Date: 2018-May
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Assessing Students' Beliefs, Emotions and Causal Attribution: Validation of 'Learning Conception Questionnaire'
South African Journal of Education, v38 n2 Article 1453 May 2018
Students' conceptions of learning represent an influential factor for learning, yet the few existing studies used measures with limited validity and lacked to provide a model for middle school students. This research aimed to provide a preliminary validation of 'Learning Conception Questionnaire' (LCQ) by Liverta Sempio and Marchetti (2001) aimed to measure conceptions of learning in a holistic way by including belief, academic emotion, and causal attributions. In the current study, the factor structure was tested in a sample of 212 middle school students. Exploratory factor analysis (EFAs) and Confirmatory factor analysis (CFAs) showed that the factor structure of the comprehensive measure of conceptions of learning used could be described across three domains (Belief: Comparative Fit Index [CFI] = 0.98, Standardised Root Mean Square Residual [SRMR] = 0.06; Emotions: CFI = 0.89, SRMR = 0.07; Causal attribution: CFI = 0.92, SRMR = 0.06), with significant relationships. Implications and future ways of research were discussed.
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Measurement Techniques, Holistic Approach, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis, Urban Schools, Foreign Countries, Likert Scales, Statistical Analysis
Education Association of South Africa. University of Pretoria, Centre for the Study of Resilience, Level 3, Groenkloof Student Centre, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, George Storrar Road and Lleyds Street, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. Web site: http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Italy
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