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Exploratory Bi-Factor Analysis [PDF]

open access: yesPsychometrika, 2011
Bi-factor analysis is a form of confirmatory factor analysis originally introduced by Holzinger. The bi-factor model has a general factor and a number of group factors. The purpose of this article is to introduce an exploratory form of bi-factor analysis.
Robert I. Jennrich, Peter M. Bentler
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Designing and validating a coaching model based on choice theory in Farhangiān University [PDF]

open access: yesفصلنامه نوآوری‌های آموزشی, 2022
The coaching ability of the student-teachers in the educational environment is a key competence for any teacher. The purpose of this study was to design and validate a coaching model based on the choice theory at the University. It was a sequential mixed-
Seyed Aliakbar Mortazavi Emāmi   +3 more
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A Note on the Likelihood Ratio Test in High-Dimensional Exploratory Factor Analysis [PDF]

open access: yesPsychometrika 86 (2021) 442-463, 2020
The likelihood ratio test is widely used in exploratory factor analysis to assess the model fit and determine the number of latent factors. Despite its popularity and clear statistical rationale, researchers have found that when the dimension of the response data is large compared to the sample size, the classical chi-square approximation of the ...
arxiv   +1 more source

Identification and classification of the critical success factors (CSFs) of Bancassurance Implementation in Iran [PDF]

open access: yes‫مدیریت بازرگانی, 2014
Due to the created change in the approach to financial services and the idea of providing a united financial service, Bancassurance is a concept that is attracting growing attention from both the insurance and banking industry, to be able to creat ...
Masoud Kiemasi   +2 more
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Not Positive Definite Correlation Matrices in Exploratory Item Factor Analysis: Causes, Consequences and a Proposed Solution

open access: yesStructural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2021
Least-squares exploratory factor analysis based on tetrachoric/polychoric correlations is a robust, defensible and widely used approach for performing item analysis, especially in the first stages of scale development. A relatively common problem in this
U. Lorenzo-Seva, P. J. Ferrando
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Fairness in classroom assessment: development and validation of a questionnaire

open access: yesLanguage Testing in Asia, 2022
Although fairness in assessment practices has gained noticeable attention over the recent years, there has been a long-lasting study to design and validate a questionnaire to measure it from a psychometric perspective.
Afsheen Rezai
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of Locus-of-Hope Scale Psychometric Properties in Iranian Students [PDF]

open access: yesIranian Evolutionary Educational Psychology Journal, 2022
Hope is one of the positive psychological constructs that has been considered in many studies. This study aimed to investigate the factor structure, validity, and reliability of the Locus-of-Hope Scale in Iranian students.
Mehdi Kelantari, Hoda Haddadi
doaj  

Using Fit Statistic Differences to Determine the Optimal Number of Factors to Retain in an Exploratory Factor Analysis

open access: yesEducational and Psychological Measurement, 2020
Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) is widely used by researchers in the social sciences to characterize the latent structure underlying a set of observed indicator variables.
W. H. Finch
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Factors Affecting Students’ Online Learning Outcomes during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Bayesian Exploratory Factor Analysis

open access: yesEducation Research International, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic, a public health crisis of worldwide importance, announced by the World Health Organization (WHO) in January 2020 as an outbreak, has made distance education through the E-learning system an urgent and irreplaceable requirement. The
Thi Tinh Thuong Pham   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Exploratory factor analysis: Validity and reliability of teacher's knowledge construct instrument [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
The study aims to determine the instrument's validity and reliability in measuring the construct of teachers' knowledge. The cross-sectional survey research design used a quantitative approach, with pilot study data obtained from 100 primary school ...
Abdol Jani, Wan Nur Fuziana   +3 more
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