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Publication Date: 2018
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Gender Fairness in Self-Efficacy? A Rasch-Based Validity Study of the General Academic Self-Efficacy Scale (GASE)
Nielsen, T.; Dammeyer, J.; Vang, M. L.; Makransky, G.
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v62 n5 p664-681 2018
Studies have reported gender differences in academic self-efficacy. However, how and if academic self-efficacy questionnaires are gender-biased has not been psychometrically investigated. The psychometric properties of a general version of The Physics Self-Efficacy Questionnaire -- the General Academic Self-Efficacy Scale (GASE) -- were analyzed using Rasch measurement models, with data from 1018 Danish university students (psychology and technical), focusing on gender invariance and the sufficiency of the score. The short 4-item GASE scale was found to be essentially objective and construct valid and satisfactorily reliable, though differential item functioning was found relative to gender and academic discipline, and can be used to assess students' general academic self-efficacy. Research on gender and self-efficacy needs to take gender into account and equate scores appropriately for unbiased analysis within academic disciplines.
Descriptors: Self Concept Measures, Self Efficacy, Sex Fairness, Psychometrics, Item Response Theory, Gender Bias, College Students, Foreign Countries, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Equated Scores, Test Items, Item Analysis
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Denmark
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