Measurement of Epistemological Beliefs: Psychometric Properties of the EQEBI Test Scores

Autor/inn/en	Ordonez, Xavier G.; Ponsoda, Vicente; Abad, Francisco J.; Romero, Sonia J.
Titel	Measurement of Epistemological Beliefs: Psychometric Properties of the EQEBI Test Scores
Quelle	In: Educational and Psychological Measurement, 69 (2009) 2, S.287-302 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1644
DOI	10.1177/0013164408323226
Schlagwörter	Epistemology; Beliefs; Tests; Spanish Speaking; Factor Analysis; Test Reliability; Psychometrics; Scores; Item Response Theory; College Students; Foreign Countries; Colombia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Erkenntnistheorie; Belief; Glaube; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Faktorenanalyse; Testreliabilität; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Item-Response-Theorie; Collegestudent; Ausland; Kolumbien
Abstract	This article proposes a new test (called the EQEBI) for the measurement of epistemological beliefs, integrating and extending the Epistemological Questionnaire (EQ) and the Epistemic Beliefs Inventory (EBI). In Study 1, the two tests were translated and applied to a Spanish-speaking sample. A detailed dimensionality exploration, by means of the monotone homogeneity model and confirmatory factor analysis, provides unexpected dimensionality results. Therefore, a new test is proposed, and the dimensionality and psychometric properties of the test's scores are determined. The new test retains four of the five original dimensions. The EQEBI has 27 items, and its score reliability is higher than that of the original EQ and EBI. In Study 2, the EQEBI was applied to another sample to verify the psychometric properties of the obtained scores. The expected four unidimensional scales are confirmed. The scales are calibrated with the graded response model. Recommendations are offered for using the scales for epistemological beliefs assessment. (Contains 7 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10