Table 4 Instruments evaluating SDL abilities: psychometric propertiesa and their methodological quality of evaluationb
Tool | Authors, year | Step 2 | Internal Consistency | Reliability | Content Validity | Structural Validity | Hypotheses Testing | Criterion Validity | Cross-Cultural Validity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CTT or IRT | α Cronbach | ICC | Yes | Methods used; main findings | Yes | Tool, r Pearson p value | Yes | ||
SDLRS | Crook, [11] | – | – | – | – | – | 8% variance ++ | 0.258 p < 0.02 ++ | – |
SDLRSNE | Fisher et al., [32] | – | 0.924 ++ | – | – | PCA; 36.4% ++ | – | – | – |
Fisher and King, [31] | – | 0.87 + | – | – | CFA; Self-management RMSEA = 0.039, GFI = 0.960, GFI-AGFI = 0.023, CFI = 0.971, SRMR = 0.039, Desire for learning RMSEA = 0.024, GFI = 0.971, GFI-AGFI =0.020, CFI = 0.993, SRMR = 0.032, Self-control RMSEA = 0.054, GFI = 0.951, GFI-AGFI = 0.028, CFI = 0.930, SRMR =0.031 ++ | – | – | – | |
Fujino-Oyama et al., [3] | – | 0.91 ++ | – | – | CFA; SRMR = 0.097, RMSEA = 95%, CI = 0.081 [0.078,0.085], CFI = 0.654, PGFI =0.673 ++ | – | – | – | |
SRSSDL | Williamson, [35] | – | 0.71–0.79 + | – | Delphy study + | Known-groups technique; 1st year scores were 160; final year students’ scores were 214 + | – | – | – |
Cadorin et al., [28] | – | 0.94 ++ | 0.73 ++ | – | – | – | – | Forward back-translation + | |
Cadorin et al., [29] | – | 0.929 + | – | – | EFA; 54.304% ++ | – | – | – | |
Cadorin et al., [30] | – | SRSSDL 0.93 SDLI 0.90 +++ | – | – | – | – | SDLI 0.815 p < 0.001 +++ | Forward back-translation + | |
SDLI | Cheng et al., [24] | – | 0.916 ++ | – | Delphi study ++++ | CFA; RMS = 0.04, RMSEA = 0.057, GFI = 0.94, AGFI = 0.92, NFI = 0.93, AIC = 0.76 ++ | – | – | – |
Cheng et al., [33] | ++++ | 0.94 ++++ | – | – | GRM; discrimination parameter for all items SDLI tool was between 1.41 and 2.99 ++++ | – | – | – | |
Shen et al., [34] | – | 0.91 ++ | 0.916 ++ | – | EFA 53.3%; CFA: RMR = 0.028, RMSEA = 0.057, CFI = 0.930, GFI = 0.929, AGFI = 0.909, PGFI = 0.781, NFI = 0.905 ++ | – | SRSSDL 0.876 p < 0.001 ++ | – |