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Structural Variable Validation of an Online Learning Response Behavior (OLRB) Instrument: A Comparison Analysis of Three Extraction Methods of Exploratory Factor Analysis
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Azman Ong, Mohd Hanafi; Mohd Yasin, Norazlina; Ibrahim, Nur Syafikah – Asian Association of Open Universities Journal, 2022
Purpose: Measuring internal response of online learning is seen as fundamental to absorptive capacity which stimulates knowledge assimilation. However, the evaluation of practice and research of validated instruments that could effectively measure online learning response behavior is limited. Thus, in this study, a new instrument was designed…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Student Surveys, Student Attitudes, Factor Analysis
VAP-CAP: A Procedure to Assess the Visual Functioning of Young Visually Impaired Children.
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Blanksby, D. C.; Langford, P. E. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1993
This article describes a visual assessment procedure (VAP) which evaluates capacity, attention, and processing (CAP) of infants and preschool children with visual impairments. The two-level battery considers, first, visual capacity and basic visual attention and, second, visual perceptual and cognitive abilities. A theoretical analysis of the…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Factor Analysis, Infants, Perception Tests
Assessment of Written Expression for Students in Compensatory and Special Education Programs.
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Tindal, Gerald; Parker, Richard – Journal of Special Education, 1989
Eight direct scoring indices of written expression were intercorrelated, factor analyzed, and used to predict holistic judgments of writing samples of 172 middle-school students in compensatory/specialized education programs. Strongest predictors of holistic ratings were percentage of words correctly sequenced and percentage of correctly spelled…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Factor Analysis
Investigating Dimensionality of Language Tests--A New Solution to an Old Problem.
Raatz, Ulrich – 1985
The use of factor analysis in examining the dimensionality of language tests is questioned and found to be problematic because it has a number of weak points which make it possible to manipulate results. Some of these weaknesses occur in the examinee selection sample, test selection, and the methods of extraction and rotation chosen. The use of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Interpretation, Evaluation Methods, Factor Analysis
African American College Students' Perceptions of Psychosocial Factors Influencing Racial Disparities in Health
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Zekeri, Andrew A.; Habtemariam, Tsegaye – College Student Journal, 2006
Objective: This study examined African American college students' perceptions of psychosocial factors that influence racial disparities in health. Methods: We conducted focus groups in two Alabama Black Belt Counties from June to August 2005. Data were collected using a standardized discussion guide, augmented by prompts for clarification.…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, School Personnel, College Students, Whites
What Is an Effective School?
Sudlow, Robert E. – 1985
Although the topic of effective schools is a popular one among today's educators, researchers, and publishers, there still is no commonly agreed upon definition of an effective school. One definition given by Ronald Edmonds and Lawrence Lezotte is notably precise, measurable, attainable, and easy to determine. They defined an effective school as…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education