Physics Metacognition Inventory Part II: Confirmatory factor analysis and Rasch analysis

The Physics Metacognition Inventory was developed to measure physics students' metacognition for problem solving. In one of our earlier studies, an exploratory factor analysis provided evidence of preliminary construct validity, revealing six components of students' metacognition when solv...

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Published inInternational journal of science education Vol. 37; no. 17; pp. 2769 - 2786
Main Authors Taasoobshirazi, Gita, Bailey, MarLynn, Farley, John
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 22.11.2015
Subjects
Cognitive Processes
College Science
College Students
Confirmatory factor analysis
Construct Validity
Error Correction
Evaluation
Factor Analysis
Item Response Theory
Metacognition
Physics
Physics education
Planning
Problem Solving
Questionnaires
Rasch analysis
Science Instruction
Scores
Student Motivation
Surveys
Test Construction
Test Validity
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Summary:The Physics Metacognition Inventory was developed to measure physics students' metacognition for problem solving. In one of our earlier studies, an exploratory factor analysis provided evidence of preliminary construct validity, revealing six components of students' metacognition when solving physics problems including knowledge of cognition, planning, monitoring, evaluation, debugging, and information management. The college students' scores on the inventory were found to be reliable and related to students' physics motivation and physics grade. However, the results of the exploratory factor analysis indicated that the questionnaire could be revised to improve its construct validity. The goal of this study was to revise the questionnaire and establish its construct validity through a confirmatory factor analysis. In addition, a Rasch analysis was applied to the data to better understand the psychometric properties of the inventory and to further evaluate the construct validity. Results indicated that the final, revised inventory is a valid, reliable, and efficient tool for assessing student metacognition for physics problem solving.
ISSN:0950-0693
1464-5289
DOI:10.1080/09500693.2015.1104425