Measurement Invariance in Comparing Mathematics Self-Efficacy and Self-Concept across 40 Countries and Economies in PISA 2003 and 2012

• In PISA studies, self-reported questionnaire data is used to assess student mathematics self-efficacy and self-concept across different education systems and measurement cycles. The comparability of these constructs is thus essential for the validity of the inferences drawn from any cross-nation and cross-cycle analyses involving these constructs. Invariance is a statistical property of measurement, indicating the measured construct being equivalence across groups and/or over time (Vandenberg and Lance, 2000). Therefore, studies aiming to make cross-national/cultural comparisons or comparisons over time, measurement invariance has to be reached to make such comparisons appropriate and proper. The aim of the present study was to assess the measurement invariance of mathematics self-efficacy and self-concept employed in the PISA 2003 and 2012 cycles, and across 40 countries and economies (by cohort by country). The study was intended to identify patterns of non-invariance in the measurement of student mathematics self-efficacy and self-concept related to participant’s country and cohort, and assess whether these two constructs can be comparably measured across groups. The study considered 40 countries and economies participated in both the PISA 2003 and 2012 cycles, giving a total sample size 605,564 respondents. The alignment method was used.

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SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Utbildningsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Educational Sciences (hsv//eng)

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Measurement invariance

cross-country

alignment method

self-efficacy

self-concept

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