What is it about?
The study examines test anxiety across the Singapore and U.S. cultures in a sample of adolescents
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Why is it important?
This is the first study that has examined test anxiety across the Singapore and U.S. cultures using sophisticated statistical techniques.
Perspectives
It is important to see if the construct of test anxiety is similar across groups (e.g., cultures). Once we know the construct is equivalent, then and only then can we make comparisons across the groups. For example, which group has higher levels of test anxiety?
Dr Patricia A. Lowe
University of Kansas
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This page is a summary of: Examination of Measurement Invariance Across Culture and Gender on the RCMAS-2 Short Form Among Singapore and U.S. Adolescents, Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, August 2015, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0734282915599106.
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