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The Construct and Concurrent Validity of a Measure of Academic Self-Concept and one of Locus of Control for a Sample of University Students.
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Caracosta, Rhea; Michael, William B. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1986
This study investigated the construct and concurrent validity of a standardized academic self-concept measure--Dimensions of Self-Concept (DOSC) Form H--and a measure of locus of control involving learning-related activities--the Intellectual Achievement Responsibility Questionnaire (IAR). (LMO)
Descriptors: College Students, Correlation, Higher Education, Locus of Control
The Construct Validity of an Exploratory Academic Self-Concept Subscale Derived from the Piers-Harris Children's Self Concept Scale.
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Halote, Barry; Michael, William B. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1984
The construct validity of a 17-item exploratory academic self-concept subscale derived from the Piers-Harris Chidlren's Self-Concept Scale was investigated. Its empirical factor structure and its correlation with two other academic self-concept instruments were analyzed. Research use only is recommended pending rewriting of this exploratory…
Descriptors: College Students, Correlation, Factor Structure, Self Concept Measures
The Long-Term Predictive Validity of an Academic Self-Concept Measure Relative to Criteria of Secondary School Grades Earned Over Eleven Semesters.
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Darakjian, Gregory P.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1985
In a longitudinal investigation, the subscales of the Dimensions of Self-Concept revealed declining predictive validity coefficients relative to criteria of secondary school grades. However, the Level of Aspiration subscale consistently exhibited significant predictive validities of student success during each of four time segments. (Author/DWH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Correlation, Grades (Scholastic)
The Construct and Concurrent Validity of Two College-Level Academic Self-Concept Scales for a Sample of Primarily Hispanic Community College Students.
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Halote, Barry; Michael, William B. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1984
Scores of 202 primarily Hispanic community college students were used to determine (1) the correlations of each of five factor subscales of a research form of the dimensions of Self-Concept (DOSC) measure with the Total Score of the Academic Self-Concept Scale and (2) the empirical factor structure of each instrument. (Author/BS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Correlation, Factor Analysis
A Correlational Study of Academic Self-Concept, Intellectual Achievement Responsibility, Social Cognition,
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Taylor, Louise Kathleen; Michael, William B. – Educational Research Quarterly, 1981
The importance of theory and experimental findings in giving direction, structure, and comprehensibility to research about self-concept is discussed. Analysis of the necessary affective variables to be included in the systematic experimentally-based development of effective educational programs in the affective domain is emphasized. (Author/AL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Measures, Cognitive Measurement, Correlation
Relationship between Perceived Leadership Ability and Aspiration Levels of High School Students.
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Robinson, Jacquelyn P.; Horne, Herbert R., Jr. – 1993
A study examined the relationship between self-perceived leadership ability and aspiration levels among 262 randomly selected consumer and home economic students in grades 7 through 12. The Dimensions of Self Concept (DOSC) questionnaire and a demographic survey instrument were administered to the students to gather data on their gender, age, and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aspiration, Correlation, Grade Point Average