Measurement Invariance of the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory II for Gender and Discipline in Egyptian Students

• In Event: 79.023 - Assessment in International Schools

Abstract

Ascertaining measurement invariance is important in validating research instruments as it is an assumption for comparing means. The Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) is internationally used to measure students’ use of learning and study strategies. However, little is known about its structure and measurement invariance across gender (males / females) and discipline (science / humanities) for Egyptian students. This study used an Arabic version of the LASSI-II for Egyptian college students. One of two competing structures was confirmed for these students (ER-GO-CA). Also, using multi-group confirmatory factor analyses, the chosen structure had partial measurement invariance across gender and full measurement invariance across discipline. Implications and suggestions for future research are addressed.

Authors

• Mohammed Abdelhady Abdelsamea, South Valley University

• Ernest C. Davenport, Jr., University of Minnesota