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The Reliability and Construct Validity of Scores on the Six-Factor DOSC (Dimensions of Self-Concept) Scale for College Students.
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Paik, Chie Matsuzawa; Michael, William B. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2000
Added a sixth factor to the Dimensions of Self-Concept Scale-Form H (DOSC) (W. Michael and others, 1984), and examined its reliability and validity with a sample of 350 midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy. Results indicate satisfactory reliability for all six scales and an oblique six-factor model that supports the multidimensionality of the…
Descriptors: College Students, Construct Validity, Factor Structure, Higher Education
The Factorial Validity of a College-Level Form of an Academic Self-Concept Scale.
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Michael, William B.; And Others – Educational Research Quarterly, 1987
This study supported the construct validity of a multidimensional measure of academic self-concept for community college students. Four subtests were assembled from the five factor subscales of the Dimensions of Self-Concept, Form H: Level of aspiration; Anxiety; Academic Interest and Satisfaction; Leadership and Initiative; and Identification…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Adults, Construct Validity
The Development and Construct Validation of a Portuguese Version of an Academic Self-Concept Scale.
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Villar, Irene de Aquino; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1995
Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses provide evidence for the construct validity of the five subscales of a parallel Portuguese language version of the Dimensions of Self-Concept scale Form H. Subjects were 159 female and 236 male Brazilian college students. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Students, Construct Validity, Females, Foreign Countries
Internal-Consistency Reliability and Construct and Criterion-Related Validity of an Academic Self-Concept Scale.
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Gribbons, Barry C.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1995
A study involving 174 at-risk undergraduate students provided evidence of the construct validity of 5 factors corresponding to scales of the Dimensions of Self-Concept measure. Evidence was obtained for a higher order general academic self-concept, but the anxiety factor was not related to this higher order factor. (SLD)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Concurrent Validity, Construct Validity, Factor Analysis