Cross-national validation of the What is Happening in this Class? (WIHIC) questionnaire using confirmatory factor analysis
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Dorman, Jeffrey. (2003). Cross-national validation of the What is Happening in this Class? (WIHIC) questionnaire using confirmatory factor analysis. Learning Environments Research. 6(231), pp. 231 - 245. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1027355123577
Authors | Dorman, Jeffrey |
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Abstract | The What Is Happening In this Class? (WIHIC) questionnaire was validated cross-nationally using a sample of 3980 high school students from Australia, the UK and Canada. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the seven-scale a priori structure of the instrument. Fit statistics indicated a good fit of the model to the data. While all items loaded strongly on their a priori factor, model fit indices revealed a degree of scale overlap. The use of multi-sample analyses within structural equation modelling substantiated invariant factor structures for three grouping variables: country, grade level and student gender. This study supported the wide international applicability of the WIHIC as a valid measure of classroom psychosocial environment. |
Keywords | classroom environment; confirmatory factor analysis; structural equation modelling; validity |
Year | 2003 |
Journal | Learning Environments Research |
Journal citation | 6 (231), pp. 231 - 245 |
Publisher | Springer Netherlands |
ISSN | 1387-1579 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1027355123577 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-3543035833 |
Page range | 231 - 245 |
Research Group | School of Education |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | Netherlands |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/89368/cross-national-validation-of-the-what-is-happening-in-this-class-wihic-questionnaire-using-confirmatory-factor-analysis
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