A Psychometric Evaluation of Two Achievement Goal Inventories

Autor/in	Donnellan, M. Brent
Titel	A Psychometric Evaluation of Two Achievement Goal Inventories
Quelle	In: Educational and Psychological Measurement, 68 (2008) 4, S.643-658 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1644
DOI	10.1177/0013164407310125
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Psychometrics; Program Validation; Achievement Rating; Factor Analysis; Performance Factors; Undergraduate Students; Item Analysis; Comparative Testing; Goal Orientation; Student Educational Objectives; Interest Inventories + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Achievement; Rating; Leistung; Beurteilung; Leistungsbeurteilung; Faktorenanalyse; Leistungsindikator; Itemanalyse; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Interest profile; Interessenprofil
Abstract	The properties of the achievement goal inventories developed by Grant and Dweck (2003) and Elliot and McGregor (2001) were evaluated in two studies with a total of 780 participants. A four-factor specification for the Grant and Dweck inventory did not closely replicate results published in their original report. In contrast, the structure of the Elliot and McGregor inventory was more or less replicable. In addition, the associations between the scales on both inventories were examined, and both inventories have scales that tap approach-related forms of performance and learning goals. However, a notable advantage of the shorter Elliot and McGregor inventory is that it also includes measures of the avoidance forms of these goals. In sum, the author concluded that the Elliot and McGregor inventory was a superior measure of achievement goal constructs on the basis of practical, psychometric, and theoretical considerations. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10