The purpose of this study was to examine the factor structure and the measurement invariance of a reading literacy scale in the Italian context. The subjects are Italian pupils who took part in Progress in International Reading Literacy Study 2006. A confirmatory factor analysis approach was used and a full measurement invariance model was assessed. Results showed that the reading literacy is a factorially valid measure with metric invariance across gender and students with different immigration background. Results also suggested possible limitations of using PIRLS 2006 data when making within-country comparisons. © 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Measurement invariance of a reading literacy scale in the Italian Context: A psychometric analysis / Alivernini, F.. - In: PROCEDIA: SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. - ISSN 1877-0428. - 15:(2011), pp. 436-441. (Intervento presentato al convegno 3rd World Conference on Educational Sciences, WCES-2011 tenutosi a Istanbul, tur) [10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.03.117].
Measurement invariance of a reading literacy scale in the Italian Context: A psychometric analysis
Alivernini F.
2011
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the factor structure and the measurement invariance of a reading literacy scale in the Italian context. The subjects are Italian pupils who took part in Progress in International Reading Literacy Study 2006. A confirmatory factor analysis approach was used and a full measurement invariance model was assessed. Results showed that the reading literacy is a factorially valid measure with metric invariance across gender and students with different immigration background. Results also suggested possible limitations of using PIRLS 2006 data when making within-country comparisons. © 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
