Translation٫ Validation and Evaluation of Psychometric Properties of Multiple Intelligences Questionnaire Urdu Version
Keywords:
Multiple Intelligences Questionnaire, Higher Secondary Schools, Translation, Psychometric propertiesAbstract
the study is meant to translate, validate, and determine the psychometric properties of the Multiple Intelligence, which Gul (2015) designed based on Weber's (1999) multiple intelligence survey. The Multiple Intelligence Questionnaire is translated into Urdu to be used in Pakistan. It is a 45 items 4-point Likert scale. Weber's (1999) scale has 40 elements by measuring eight intelligences. Gul (2015) added five items in the scale to measure ninth intelligence of Existential Intelligence. Scale translation was carried out in accordance with criteria of Brislin (1980) translation and adaption. The items were translated in keeping with norms of Pakistani society. The translated instrument's reliability was evaluated using a sample of 50 students from higher secondary schools Sukkur. The translated version of the multiple intelligence questionnaire exhibited high level of reliability (α =.81), making it acceptable for use with Pakistani students. In addition, Confirmatory Factor Analysis was performed on a sample of 360 students to establish the factor structure. The Confirmatory Factor Analysis demonstrated that the translated scale was a viable measure for use in Pakistan. As a result of current study, this instrument is successfully translated and adapted the scale for the Pakistani community, making it suitable to be used in counseling and educational contexts.
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