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Test of Measurement Invariance, and Evidence for Reliability and Validity of AMAS Scores in Dutch Secondary School and University Students
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Schmitz, Eva A.; Salemink, Elske; Wiers, Reinout W.; Jansen, Brenda R. J. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2022
The Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale (AMAS) is commonly used to compare groups on math anxiety. Group comparisons should however be preceded by a demonstration of metric and scalar measurement invariance, which is currently only available for undergraduate students in the USA. This study tested for metric and scalar measurement invariance of AMAS…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, College Students, Mathematics Anxiety
Motivation, Temperament, Personality and Well-Being as Predicting Propensity Factors for Mathematical Abilities of Adults
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Baten, Elke; Desoete, Annemie – European Journal of Psychology and Educational Research, 2021
The role of motivation, temperament, personality and well-being as predicting propensity factors for mathematical abilities was investigated in 30 adults. By embedding these predictors in the Opportunity-Propensity framework, this study aimed to reveal their unique contribution in math development, which is important to improve mathematics…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Mathematics Education, Educational Improvement, Accuracy
The Relationship of the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal to Sex and Four Selected Personality Measures for a Sample of Dutch First-Year Psychology Students
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Hoogstraten, Joh; Christiaans, H. H. C. M. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1975
The relationship of the 1964 forms of the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal to four selected noncognitive measures was studied. Results suggest performance on the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal is independent of sex, neurotic and rigid personality characteristics, and extroversion-introversion factors. (BJG)
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Aptitude Tests, College Students, Critical Thinking