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LARs
Kurzskala zur Erfassung von Leistungsangst vor schulischen Rechtschreibsituationen
Short abstract
The LARs tries to fill a gap in the methodological repertoire of performance anxiety research. It includes 13 items that are assigned to the two components of spelling solicitousness (k = 8) and spelling anxiety (k = 5). Reliability: In both studies, the internal consistencies were calculated using Cronbach's alpha (alpha = .85-.90), the split-half reliability upgraded according to Spearman-Brown, and the standard measurement errors. The corresponding values were sufficient overall. The stability of the LARs sum values in the longitudinal validation sample (within a time interval of almost 11 months) amounted to rtt = .74. Validity: Factor analyses suggested a single-factor solution. For construct validation, various selected self-concept, anxiety, motivation, school achievement and behaviour characteristics of the pupils were used as external criteria. Multiple regression analyses made it clear that the sum values of the LARs short scale were best predicted at the level of cognitive-motivation student variables by the spell-specific self-concept, and at the level of school achievement by the spelling competencies. The method can claim provisional construct validity as far as as the relationships of the feature information it captures with both the convergent vs. divergent performance variables and the cognitive-motivational reference variables proved to be sufficiently area-specific.
Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID). (2019). Open Test Archive: LARs. Kurzskala zur Erfassung von Leistungsangst vor schulischen Rechtschreibsituationen. Available at: https://www.testarchiv.eu/en/test/9002685
Citation
Faber, G. (2010). LARs. Kurzskala zur Erfassung von Leistungsangst vor schulischen Rechtschreibsituationen [Verfahrensdokumentation, Autorenbeschreibung mit Fragebogen, Fragebogen mit Auswertung]. In Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie (ZPID) (Hrsg.), Open Test Archive. Trier: ZPID.
https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4675
Short information
Short Name LARs
English Name Test Anxiety in 4th-Graders
Authors Faber, G.
Published in Test archive 2010
Copyright/Licence Copyright Author; CC-BY-SA 4.0
Key words Elementary School Students, Cognition, Performance Anxiety, Test Anxiety, Orthography, Spelling, Academic Achievement
Language versions deu
Construct Performance Anxiety
Application age 3rd to 4th graders
Item number 13 items
Subscales (1) worry about spelling, (2) excitement about spelling
Application Time approx. 10-15 min.
Interpretation time max. 5 min.
Internal consistency: Cronbach's alpha = .85-.90. Split-half reliabilities: rtt = .88-.89. Stability: rtt = .74 (within a time interval of almost 11 months).
Findings on factorial, criterion-related, prognostic, divergent and convergent validity.
None; Reference data: Means and standard deviations.
Applications Research, Evaluation, Individual and Differential Diagnostics
There is no abstract in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
There is no review in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
First published in
Faber, G. (1993). Eine Kurzskala zur Erfassung von Leistungsangst vor schulischen Rechtschreibsituationen: LARs. Empirische Pädagogik, 7, 253-284. PSYNDEX Dok.-Nr. 0079790
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Prof. Dr. Günter Faber † ; Neuer Kontakt: Geschäftsführende Leitung des Instituts für Pädagogische Psychologie, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Schloßwender Straße 1, D-30159 Hannover