Conceptual Modeling of Self-rated Intelligence-profile

The purpose of this study is to explore the psychometric quality of a self-evaluation instrument based on Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences (1991; 1993; 1995). Self-evaluated intelligence is closely related to a person’s selfconcept and can reflect both general and academic components of it. Our data includes Finnish students from five different universities (N=256). The questionnaire consists of 70 items that were operationalized from Gardner’s theory. The students used a 7-point Likert scale to assess their strengths in each of seven intelligence areas. We performed both exploratory factor analysis and Bayesian network modeling to produce the most plausible structure for self-rated intelligence. The confirmatory factor analysis was conducted in order to study structural relations of self-rated intelligence. We present the 7-component model and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the final selection of components.

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