Is the test attitude survey psychometrically sound?

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 446-464

  McCarthy, Julie M ^a   Goffin, Richard D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Selection; Test anxiety; Test Attitude Survey (TAS); Test attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037933431     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164403063003007     Document Type: Article

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