What is it about?
This study investigated the measurement properties of the Approaches and Study Skills Inventory for Students (ASSIST) in a cross-cultural sample, and in each of the four subsamples from Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Norway.
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Why is it important?
As the ASSIST is now more frequently used with occupational therapy students at different education levels, we need knowledge concerning its measurement properties in various samples.
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In the cross-cultural sample, the subscales of the instrument 'loaded' on the three main factors (i.e., the deep, strategic, and surface scales) as expected. This was also the case when used among the students from Singapore and Norway. When used with the students from Australia and Hong Kong, however, slightly different factor structures occurred. This indicates that the established three-factor structure may not be the best fit across all settings, cultural contexts and sample groups. As a consequence, the factor structure of the ASSIST should be assessed when used in a particular sample.
Professor Tore Bonsaksen
Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
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This page is a summary of: Factor analysis of the Approaches and Study Skills Inventory for Students in a cross-cultural occupational therapy undergraduate student sample, Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, July 2018, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/1440-1630.12504.
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