Testing the factorial invariance of the Filipino and English versions of the Inventory of School Motivation for Filipino bilingual students

Fraide A. Ganotice, Palawan State University
Allan B.I. Bernardo, De La Salle University
Ronnel B. King, The University of Hong Kong

Abstract

This study tests the invariance of the original English version and the Filipino translation of the Inventory of School Motivation (ISM; McInerney & Sinclair, 1992), an instrument that assesses student motivation in schools. In particular, the study (a) assessed the invariance of the ISM across two Filipino-English bilingual samples that answered one of the two language versions, and (b) assessed the between-network construct validity of the two language versions, by examining how selected motivation scales of the two versions relate to students’ self-perceptions