Evaluating the Language- and Culture-Related Construct-Irrelevant Variance and Reliability of the Sense of School Belonging Scale: Suggestions for Revision

Autor/inn/en	Huang, Jinyan; Dong, Yaxin; Han, Chunwei; Wang, Xiaojun
Titel	Evaluating the Language- and Culture-Related Construct-Irrelevant Variance and Reliability of the Sense of School Belonging Scale: Suggestions for Revision
Quelle	In: Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 41 (2023) 8, S.852-871 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Huang, Jinyan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0734-2829
DOI	10.1177/07342829231189319
Schlagwörter	Construct Validity; Test Reliability; Achievement Tests; Foreign Countries; International Assessment; Elementary Secondary Education; Measures (Individuals); Grade 4; Grade 8; Item Response Theory; Cultural Differences; Student School Relationship; English; Chinese; Hong Kong; Singapore; Australia; United States; Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Testreliabilität; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Ausland; Messdaten; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Item-Response-Theorie; Kultureller Unterschied; Schüler-Lehrer-Beziehung; English language; Englisch; China; Chinesen; Hongkong; Singapur; Australien; USA
Abstract	Using expert reviews and item response theory (IRT), this study evaluated the language- and culture-related construct-irrelevant variance and reliability of the 2019 TIMSS sense of school belonging scale (SSBS) for grades 4 and 8. The five items of the SSBS, which were identical for both grades, were reviewed for the language- and culture-related construct-irrelevant variance evidence by 10 assessment experts who have expertise in Chinese and English languages and cultures. Further, the existing TIMSS 2019 SSBS data associated with the countries of China (Hong Kong), Singapore, Australia, and America were analyzed within the framework of IRT for estimating the item and scale information function values (i.e., reliability) of the SSBS. The experts did find language- and culture-related evidence in each of the five items that might lead to the construct variance of the SSBS across these four countries. The IRT results further indicated that the SSBS item and scale information function values varied considerably across these four countries. Suggestions for revising the SSBS are proposed for TIMSS program developers. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01