The normalization and exploratory factor analysis of the school attitude assessment survey-rivised

Subject Areas : Educational Psychology

Javad Mesrabadi ¹

1 - ستادیار دانشکده علوم تربیتی و روانشناسی دانشگاه تربیت معلم آذربایجان

Received: 2016-04-13 Accepted : 2016-04-13 Published : 2011-02-20

Keywords: Academic Achievement, confirmatory factor analysis, the school attitude assessment survey, Normalization,

Abstract :

Identifying and assessment of effective emotional factors on academic achievement is one of the active and important area in educational psychology. This study examined normalization of reliability and validity of the school attitude assessment questionnaire–revised. The questionnaire included 35 questions which measures five effective emotional factors on academic achievement (academic self–perception, attitude toward school, attitude toward teachers and classes, goal-valuation of school, and motivation/self regulation). Out of the statistical population 317 people were chosen as the sample size. The method of sampling was multistage cluster random sampling. To investigate the validity and reliability confirmatory factor analysis and cronbach alpha were used respectively. Using varimax rotation and factor analysis and omission of three questions five components were revealed. The revealed components and the load of them corresponded with author’s findings. The results showed that the instrument and its subscales have a high reliability. 

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