Table 7.
Measurement invariance tests of science identity latent growth curves for Black students
| Time invariance | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invariance Model | Robust χ2 goodness of fit | DIFFTEST | CFI | ΔCFI | RMSEA | ΔRMSEA | ||||
| Value | df | p | Value | df | p | |||||
| Configural | 15.73 | 2 | 0.0004 | — | — | — | 0.999 | — | 0.057 | — |
| Weak | 11.42 | 4 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 2 | 0.97 | 1.00 | 0.001 | 0.029 | 0.028 |
| Strong | 29.02 | 10 | 0.001 | 17.98 | 6 | 0.006 | 0.999 | 0.001 | 0.030 | 0.001 |
| Gender invariance | ||||||||||
| Configural | 20.10 | 4 | 0.0005 | — | — | — | 0.999 | — | 0.061 | — |
| Weak | 22.33 | 7 | 0.002 | 6.29 | 3 | 0.10 | 0.999 | <0.001 | 0.045 | 0.016 |
| Strong | 41.11 | 16 | 0.0005 | 21.13 | 9 | 0.01 | 0.999 | <0.001 | 0.038 | 0.007 |
| College generational status invariance | ||||||||||
| Configural | 12.54 | 2 | 0.002 | — | — | — | 1.00 | — | 0.070 | — |
| Weak | 17.85 | 5 | 0.003 | 6.27 | 3 | 0.10 | 0.999 | 0.001 | 0.049 | 0.021 |
| Strong | 23.45 | 14 | 0.05 | 9.02 | 9 | 0.44 | 1.00 | 0.001 | 0.025 | 0.024 |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09), Base Year, First Year Follow-Up, Second Year Follow-Up