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Abstract
Abstract The latent structure of the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) was examined in 2 independent samples of Norwegian college students. Exploratory factor analyses using the LASSI subscales showed the same 3-factor structure for the 2 samples. That factor structure was the same as the structure reported for American college and high school students. The authors performed confirmatory factor analyses to examine how well measurement models suggested by American research on the inventory fit the Norwegian data. On the basis of those analyses, a modified model was generated that was tested on data from both Norwegian and American students. The 3 latent constructs in this modified model were labeled effort-related activities, goal orientation, and cognitive activities. The cross-cultural generalizability of the latent structure of the LASSI was demonstrated, and some new information that aided in the authors' interpretation of the constructs assessed by the inventory was provided.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Experimental Education publishes theoretical, laboratory, and classroom research studies that use the range of quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Recent articles have explored the correlation between test preparation and performance, enhancing students" self-efficacy, the effects of peer collaboration among students, and arguments about statistical significance and effect size reporting. In recent issues, JXE has published examinations of statistical methodologies and editorial practices used in several educational research journals.