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Belgian preservice teachers' survey responses for validating psychometric scales. The dataset includes results from an exploratory sample of 186 participants and a confirmatory sample of 523 students. It was created by Eva Gonzalez-Vargas and last updated on June 4, 2026.

Use Cases

• Validate factor structures for scales like BISS, SESCI, and P-TATER based on confirmatory factor analysis results.
• Assess the internal consistency of translated psychometric instruments using reliability indicators like McDonald's omega.
• Compare the psychometric performance of different scales (e.g., ATOSS, Adapted Barometer) in a specific cultural context.
• Replicate scale validation methodologies combining exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses on ordinal data.

Strengths

• Includes data from two distinct samples totaling 709 participants (186 exploratory, 523 confirmatory).
• Reports specific reliability scores (McDonald's omega between 0.83 and 0.96) for validated scales.
• Describes a detailed validation methodology including translation, expert review, and multiple factor analyses.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description notes results are provisional for some scales, requiring further confirmatory work.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Survey administration to preservice teachers in French-speaking Belgium, followed by statistical validation analyses.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 05:33:00; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Belgium (French-speaking context)