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Nonparametric Item Analysis of the Motivated Strategies for Learning
Questionnaire ? Chinese Version
J. Sachs, Y.K. Law, C.K.K. Chan, & N. Rao |
The
quality of the Motivational Strategies for Learning Questionnaire
? Chinese Version (MSLQ-CV) items was assessed with a nonparametric
item analysis on a sample of 1292 Hong Kong primary and secondary
students. Although a number of items within each scale needed options
combined, the overall quality of these scales in discriminating between
trait levels was good. Multivariate analysis on the maximum likelihood
estimates of the scale scores showed significant grade and gender
differences for some scales, but the effect sizes were small. Correlational
analysis of these scales supported earlier research results, and
a regression analysis found that four scales significantly predicted
participants' scores on a standardized measure of Chinese language
achievement, although the amount of variance explained was less than
5 percent. The advantages of nonparametric item analysis aver traditional
sample dependent omnibus measures of item and scale quality are discussed, Key words: MSLQ, MSLQ CV, nonparametric item analysis, TestGraf, item response theory |