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Using a small sample Q sort to identify item groups.

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  • 1Department of Education, University of Hong Kong, SAR, China.

Psychological Reports
|April 25, 2000
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This study used Q-sort methodology with university students to analyze learning approaches. Results suggest a ten-factor model may better represent student learning processes than the previously assumed six-factor model.

Area of Science:

  • Educational Psychology
  • Psychometrics

Background:

  • Student learning approaches are crucial for academic success.
  • Existing questionnaires, like the Learning Process Questionnaire, often assume a specific factor structure.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore an alternative factor structure for student learning approaches using Q-sort methodology.
  • To investigate the utility of optimal scaling in identifying potential competing factor models.

Main Methods:

  • A Q-sort methodology was applied to 36 items of the Learning Process Questionnaire with 40 Hong Kong university students.
  • Participant responses were treated as multiple-choice data and analyzed using optimal scaling techniques.
  • Two-dimensional plots of optimal item scores were generated to identify item clusters.

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Main Results:

  • Optimal scaling revealed three distinct solutions.
  • The first two solutions, when plotted, showed 10 clearly defined item clusters.
  • This suggests a potential ten-factor model for student learning approaches, contrasting with the established six-factor model.

Conclusions:

  • Q-sort and optimal scaling can identify alternative factor structures in educational questionnaires.
  • The findings suggest a ten-factor model may be more appropriate for understanding student learning approaches in this context.
  • This methodology holds promise for cross-cultural research in educational psychology.