Psychometric properties and item-keying direction effects for the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory-High School Version with Norwegian students

The purpose of this study was to examine whether the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory-High School Version (LASSI-HS) would yield reliable and valid scores when using a Norwegian translation with a sample of Norwegian high school students. In addition, the author examined possible response biases associated with item-keying directions within the LASSI-HS. Three alternative factor models proposed in prior research were evaluated, with results yielding support for the model suggested by Olaussen and Braten. However, method effects associated with item wording were found, and positively worded items were characterized by more response biases than negatively worded items for the Norwegian students.