Self - Concept : Multidimensional or multifaceted , unidimensional ?

Multidimensional Vs. Unidimensional Perspectives of Self-Concepts in Adolescent Mental Health: Herbert W. Marsh & Roberto H. Parada Self-concept Enhancement and Learning Facilitation Research Centre University of Western Sydney, Australia

MAR05386 Reciprocal Effects of Self-concept and Achievement: Competing Multidimensional and Unidimensional Perspectives

The rationale for this presentation is a theoretical model indicating that people who perceive themselves to be more effective, more confident, and more able accomplish more than people with less positive self-perceptions. Support for this prediction is strongest in academic self-concept research where a substantial body of research in support of the reciprocal effects model now exists. On this...

An introduction to multidimensional measurement using Rasch models.

The act of constructing a measure requires a number of important assumptions. Principle among these assumptions is that the construct is unidimensional. In practice there are many instances when the assumption of unidimensionality does not hold, and where the application of a multidimensional measurement model is both technically appropriate and substantively advantageous. In this paper we illu...

Counting and Multidimensional Poverty

The concept of multidimensional poverty has risen to prominence among researchers and policymakers. The compelling writings of Amartya Sen, participatory poverty exercises in many countries, and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) all draw attention to the multiple deprivations suffered by many of the poor and the interconnections among these deprivations. A key task for research has been t...

Chemistry Education: Ten Facets To Shape Us

The chemistry knowledge that we want our students to develop is rich, complex, and multifaceted. However, some teachers and instructors at the secondary school and college levels approach it in rather rigid and unidimensional ways. The central goal of this contribution is to describe and discuss 10 different complementary perspectives or “facets” from which chemistry content in introductory cou...