Table 2

Alternative measurement models of the informal student learning scale

Modelχ2dfpCFITLIRMSEASRMRΔCFIΔχ2(df)
1-4-2 structure372,219240<0.0010.9300.9190.0600.080
1-0-8 structure414,541244<0.0010.9090.8970.0680.0910.02120.538 (4)***
0-4-2 structure365,843238<0.0010.9320.9210.0600.0760.0024.020 (2)
0-0-8 structure319,342224<0.0010.9490.9370.0530.0590.01840.629 (16)***

Note(s): 1-4-2 structure = 24 items served as indicators of their respective eight first-order latent factors, which in turn were paired to form four second-order latent factors, ultimately measuring an higher-order latent construct; 1-0-8 structure = a general factor directly encompassed the eight components, without an intermediate level; 0-4-2 structure = the eight components were paired under four higher-order latent variables, but without an overarching general factor; 0-0-8 structure = each of the eight first-order latent variables correlated with the others, without any higher-order factor. Δχ2 and ΔCFI indicate differences with respect to the baseline measurement model with a 1-4-2 structure; differences are reported as absolute values. ***p < 0.001

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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