Measuring general self-efficacy: A comparison of three measures using item response theory

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1047-1063

  Scherbaum, Charles A ^a   Cohen Charash, Yochi ^a   Kern, Michael J ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

General self efficacy; Item response theory; Measurement; Motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750739530     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: 15523888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164406288171     Document Type: Article

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