Quantitative multi-method analysis of Ways of Thinking

Shane Costello; John Roodenburg

Quantitative multi-method analysis of Ways of Thinking

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Abstract

The field of cognitive style has been described as fractured and lacking instruments of psychometric rigour (Furnham 2001; Sternberg, 2000). Building on the model of cognitive style established by J. Roodenburg (2003, 2006), E. Roodenburg, (2014) developed the Ways of Thinking (WOT) questionnaire. Further refining involved two phases. In the first, samples were collected from three versions of the instrument, and poorly performing items removed, identified using a range of confirmatory methods including Procrustes rotations and IRT. In phase two, a community sample of 672 adults completed a revised instrument. Calibration and replication groups were established and facets subjected to single factor congeneric modelling using AMOS. Of the 22 facets, only three demonstrated less than adequate model fit, with an average reliability across all facets of .78 (range .65-.92). The final instrument offers a robust, psychometrically rigorous and thinking focussed alternative to existing measures of cognitive style.

Original language	English
Pages	17
Number of pages	1
Publication status	Published - Sept 2014
Event	Australian Conference on Personality and Individual Differences 2014 - Travelodge Hotel, Newcastle, Australia Duration: 28 Nov 2014 → 29 Nov 2014 Conference number: 12th

Conference

Conference	Australian Conference on Personality and Individual Differences 2014
Abbreviated title	ACPID 2014
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Newcastle
Period	28/11/14 → 29/11/14

Keywords

Cognitive style
Personality
Instrument development

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