Examining dual meanings of items in 2 × 2 achievement goal questionnaires through MTMM modeling and MDS approach

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 305-322

  Wu, Chia Huei ^a   Chen, Lung Hung ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN SPORT UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Achievement; Goal; Multidimensional scaling; Multitrait and multimethod matrix; Physical education

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949620177     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: 15523888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164409344501     Document Type: Article

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