Development and validation of the student attitudes and beliefs about authorship scale: a psychometrically robust measure of authorial identity
Journal article
| Authors | Cheung, Kevin Yet Fong, Stupple, Edward J. N. and Elander, James |
|---|---|
| Abstract | One approach to plagiarism prevention focuses on improving students’ authorial identity, but work in this area depends on robust measures. This paper presents the development of a psychometrically robust measure of authorial identity - the Student Attitudes and Beliefs about Authorship Scale. In the item generation phase, a pool of items was developed and assessed for content validity by subject matter experts. In the exploratory phase, data from 439 higher education students were used to identify a latent variable model with three factors: ‘authorial confidence’, ‘valuing writing’ and ‘identification with author’. In the confirmatory phase, data from 306 higher education students were used to test the three-factor model's reliability and validity. The three-factor structure was confirmed, and the results showed the SABAS has a stronger psychometric basis than previously available measures. This measure of authorial identity can be used with confidence in research and pedagogy to help students improve their authorial identity. |
| Keywords | Authorial identity; Plagiarism; Psychometrics; Academic writing |
| Year | 2015 |
| Journal | Studies in Higher Education |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
| ISSN | 0307-5079 |
| 1470-174X | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2015.1034673 |
| Web address (URL) | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03075079.2015.1034673 |
| hdl:10545/554295 | |
| Output status | Published |
| Publication dates | 22 Apr 2015 |
| Publication process dates | |
| Deposited | 20 May 2015, 13:51 |
| Rights | Archived with thanks to Studies in Higher Education |
| Contributors | University of Derby |
| File | File Access Level Open |
| File | File Access Level Open |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/93w68/development-and-validation-of-the-student-attitudes-and-beliefs-about-authorship-scale-a-psychometrically-robust-measure-of-authorial-identity
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