The Reliability and Factorial Validity of the Self Concept as a Learner (SCAL) Measure for Year Seven Students in Australia

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ID20282912
AuthorsRichard B Baldauf (James Cook University, Townsville, Q. 4811 Australia), John Edwards (0000-0003-0432-7783, James Cook University, Townsville, Q. 4811 Australia), Bronwyn Matthews (0000-0003-0854-6107, James Cook University, Townsville, Q. 4811 Australia)
Year1985
Volume45
Issue3
Pages655-659
Publication date1985-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducational and Psychological Measurement (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-1644 • E-ISSN: 1552-3888
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/001316448504500325
OpenAlexW2096378658
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited2

Research on the reliability and validity of Waetjen's (1967) Self-Concept as a Learner Scale (SCAL) was reviewed, and the factorial validity of SCAL's four rational subscales was examined using two samples of year seven Anglo-Australian students. An analysis of reliability estimates suggested that the total scale and three of the subscale scores were consistently reliable measures. Results of the factor analyses of SCAL failed either to confirm the validity of the four rational subscales or to provide a solution which adequately accounted for the total test variance

Factorial · Factorial analysis · Measure (data warehouse) · Psychometrics · Reliability (semiconductor) · Scale (ratio) · Statistics · Test (biology) · Test validity · Validity · Variance (accounting) · Clinical Psychology · Computer Science · Diverse Educational Innovations Studies · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness · Mathematics · Psychology · Psychometric Methodologies and Testing · Social Psychology

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