Using the Samejima model for two-parameter graded response to ‎calibration Mind of Habits scale among University Students

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Um alqura

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The present research aims to use the Samjima model for two- Parameters, which is one of the item response theory models for Calculating the scale Mind of Habits, to achieve the objectives of the study, The researcher prepared a scale that consisted of 74 items, it was applied to a sample of 345 of Umm Al-Qura university students. Data were analyzed according to the graded response model by using SPSS program and eirt- Item Response Assistant for Excel program, and Multilog, 7 program; The results of study showed that assumptions of the graded response model have been achieved for the scale, and that the range of values of difficulty and discrimination parameters of items fall within the acceptable limits of the assumptions of graded response model, and there is a match for all items of the scale for the expectations of the graded response model except for ten items, which confirms that the scale has good psychometric properties in the light of the graded response model, The scale in its final form consist of 64 items divided into six dimensions (Persistence, Managing in Impulsivity, Flexible Thinking, Striving for Accuracy, Questioning and posing problem and Applying past knowledge to New situations).

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