| Owner: |
Jianzhong Xu
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| Owner Email: |
jx18@colled.msstate.edu
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| Paper Title: |
A Psychometric Evaluation of Math Homework Purpose Scale
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| Session Title: |
Division D Section 1 Poster Session 2
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| Paper Type: |
Poster Presentation
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| Presentation Date: |
4/19/2020
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| Presentation Location: |
Online
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| Descriptors: |
Motivation, Validity/Reliability
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| Methodology: |
Quantitative
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| Author(s): |
Jianzhong Xu, Mississippi State University; Ruiping Yuan, Mississippi State University; Fuyi Yang, East China Normal University
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| Unit: |
Division D - Measurement and Research Methodology
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| Abstract: |
The present study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Math Homework Purpose Scale (MHPS). Having randomly split the sample (n = 854) into two subsamples, we conducted exploratory factor analysis (EFA) with subsample 1 (n = 427) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) with subsample 2 (n = 427). Both EFA and CFA results showed that the MPHS included three factors: Academic, Self-regulatory, and Approval-seeking. Given an adequate level of measurement invariance, we further examined the latent mean difference across gender for the entire sample. Results showed no statistically significant mean differences in Academic, Self-regulatory, and Approval-seeking across gender. Finally, consistent with theoretical expectations, Academic, self-regulatory, and Approval-seeking were positively correlated with homework effort, homework completion, and math achievement.
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| DOI: |
https://doi.org/10.3102/1569764
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