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Direct linkPajares, Frank – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2007
The psychometric properties of a scale assessing the writing self-efficacy of 1,258 students from Grades 4 to 11 were analyzed with exploratory factor analysis. Two factors emerged, 1 designating basic grammar skills and 1 designating more advanced composition skills. The Writing Self-Efficacy Scale (F. Pajares & G. Valiante, 1999) functioned…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Writing (Composition), Writing Skills, Psychometrics
Peer reviewedPajares, Frank; Hartley, James; Valiante, Giovanni – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2001
Compares writing self-efficacy scales differing in response format among a group of middle school students (N=497). Results reveal that a scale with a 0-100 format was psychometrically stronger than a scale with a traditional Likert format. Also reveals that children at the middle school level can indeed make a discriminating judgment using a…
Descriptors: Measurement Techniques, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Psychometrics
Peer reviewedKranzler, John H.; Pajares, Frank – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1997
Presents results of an exploratory factor analysis of the mathematics self-efficacy scale. Results, based on 522 undergraduates from three different colleges, indicate that the scale is a multidimensional measure of math self-efficacy with reliable subscales. Four first-order factors were identified, suggesting that the scale taps different…
Descriptors: College Students, Factor Analysis, Higher Education, Mathematics Skills
Peer reviewedPajares, Frank; Urdan, Tim – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1996
The Mathematics Anxiety Scale (MAS) was subjected to exploratory factor analysis in 1,047 students (including college undergraduates, high school students, and middle school students). Factor structures were similar for males and females. Recommends the MAS be used in conjunction with other measures that assess students' feelings and beliefs with…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Anxiety, Career Counseling, Coping
