MEASUREMENT INVARIANCE DEBATE: WHERE IT’S AT AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR TEACHING RESEARCH METHODS

Relevance and research problem.Social scientists and researchers from adjacent disciplines are often interested in comparing social and cultural groups.The issue of measurement in cross-cultural research continues to give rise to lively and complex discussions, contributing to the examination of the foundational assumptions and practices of psychometrics [20].The problem at the core of this discussion is whether we can meaningfully and legitimately compare sociocultural or psychological