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ERIC Number: EJ689997
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Apr
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1644
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The Learning and Study Strategies Inventory-High School Version: Issues of Factorial Invariance Across Gender and Ethnicity
Stevens, Tara; Tallent-Runnels, Mary K.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v64 n2 p332-346 Apr 2004
The purpose of this study was to investigate the latent structure of the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory-High School (LASSI-HS) through confirmatory factor analysis and factorial invariance models. A simple modification of the three-factor structure was considered. Using a larger sample, cross-validation was completed and the equality of factor structures was compared across gender and ethnicity. Participants for the confirmation of the three-factor model were 115 above-average-ability and average-ability seventh through ninth graders of middle and upper middle socioeconomic status. For the cross-validation and the factorial invariance analysis, existing data from 367 ninth graders were used. Factorial invariance was found across gender but not across ethnic groups. The LASSI-HS likely offers valuable information about students' learning strategies, but caution is warranted when making comparisons across cultural groups.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Grade 9
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Learning and Study Strategies Inventory
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