Dimensionality and construct validity of an instrument designed to measure the metacognitive orientation of science classroom learning environments

Journal of Applied Measurement

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 367-384

  Thomas, Gregory P ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSROOM LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; METACOGNITIVE ORIENTATION; RASCH ANALYSIS;

CURRICULA; DATA REDUCTION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING; STUDENTS;

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COGNITION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; SCIENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL MODEL; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; CALIBRATION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SCIENCE; SOCIAL CONDITIONS;

EID: 7444242214     PISSN: 15297713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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