Optimizing rating scales for self-efficacy (and other) research

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 369-391

  Smith Jr , Everett V ^a   Wakely, Melissa B ^c   De Kruif, Renée E L ^b   Swartz, Carl W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Rasch; Rating scales; Self efficacy; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037595562     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164403063003002     Document Type: Article

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