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Swank, Jacqueline M.; Mullen, Patrick R. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2017
The article serves as a guide for researchers in developing evidence of validity using bivariate correlations, specifically construct validity. The authors outline the steps for calculating and interpreting bivariate correlations. Additionally, they provide an illustrative example and discuss the implications.
Descriptors: Correlation, Construct Validity, Guidelines, Data Interpretation
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Prins, Esther; Toso, Blaire Willson – American Educational Research Journal, 2008
The Parent Education Profile (PEP) is an instrument used by family literacy programs to rate parents' support for children's literacy development. This article uses Critical Discourse Analysis to examine how the PEP constructs the ideal parent, the text's underlying assumptions about parenting and education, and its ideological effects. The…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Parent Participation, Parent Education, Child Rearing
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Feinberg, Mark E.; Gomez, Brendan J.; Puddy, Richard W.; Greenberg, Mark T. – Health Education & Behavior, 2008
Community coalitions (CCs) have labored with some difficulty to demonstrate empirical evidence of effectiveness in preventing a wide range of adolescent problem behaviors. Training and technical assistance (TA) have been identified as important elements in promoting improved functioning of CCs. A reliable, valid, and inexpensive method to assess…
Descriptors: Prevention, Construct Validity, Risk, Questionnaires
Jolicoeur, Karen; Berger, Dale E. – Educational Technology, 1986
Examination of methods used by two software review services in evaluating microcomputer courseware--EPIE (Educational Products Information Exchange) and MicroSIFT (Microcomputer Software and Information for Teachers)--found low correlations between their recommendations for 82 programs. This lack of agreement casts doubts on the usefulness of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Reviews, Construct Validity, Evaluation Methods
Gottesman, Ruth L.; And Others – Diagnostique, 1988
Scores on the Einstein Assessment of School-Related Skills for 164 elementary-level children were correlated with reading and mathematics test scores, teacher ratings, and presence/absence of school-diagnosed learning difficulty. Results showed the Einstein was significantly related to achievement and generally predicted learning difficulty as…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Construct Validity, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis
Bradley, Robert H.; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1989
The usefulness and validity of the 3 versions (Infant-Toddler, Early Childhood, and Middle Childhood) of the HOME Inventory were studied with 261 children with cognitive, hearing, vision, or orthopedic handicaps. The Inventory in its original form and a modified form was subjected to analysis of reliability, construct validity, and criterion…
Descriptors: Concurrent Validity, Construct Validity, Disabilities, Elementary Education
Salisbury, Christine L. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1989
The construct validity of the adapted version of the "Questionnaire on Resources and Stress-Short Form" was examined with 103 mothers of children with mild to severe developmental disabilities, aged 0-38. Results revealed that the questionnaire appears to be a valid, efficient, and effective measure of stress. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Construct Validity, Developmental Disabilities, Evaluation Methods
Nihira, Kazuo; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1993
Home interviews conducted with 102 families of children with developmental delays assessed ecocultural family resources, values, goals, and proactive adaptive efforts. Factor analyses on the ecocultural measures revealed 12 salient factors. Some factors were unique and statistically independent of traditional home environment measures. Significant…
Descriptors: Child Development, Concurrent Validity, Construct Validity, Cultural Influences
Koretz, Daniel – 1992
Indicators of mathematics and science education progress are important to policymakers and the public in order to evaluate the quality of education. Recent reports have evaluated existing indicators and suggested core aspects of mathematics and science education that an indicator system should evaluate. This note discusses two fundamental aspects…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Indicators
Widaman, Keith F.; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1993
Measures of 4traits (cognitive competence, social competence, social maladaption, and personal maladaption) were obtained on 157 persons with mental retardation, using 3 measurements: standardized assessment instrument, day shift staff ratings, and evening shift staff ratings. The multitrait-multimethod matrix procedure demonstrated strong…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Behavior Rating Scales, Cognitive Ability, Construct Validity