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Peer reviewedManfredo, Michael J.; Shelby, Bo – Journal of Social Psychology, 1988
Examined the accuracy and validity of self-reports and their effect on tests of attitude-behavior relationships. Self-reports were reasonably accurate, but they produced results different from actual behavior in attitude-behavior tests. Concludes that self-reports and actual behavior should be measured, tested, and modeled separately. (Author/LS)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Predictor Variables
Poteat, G. Michael – 1983
Basically, two different forms of the sociometric technique for assessing children's peer status exist: peer-nomination and peer-rating. Although more popular, the peer-nomination technique has several psychometric deficiencies; these limit research efforts attempting to identify correlations between peer sociometric status and other social…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Measures (Individuals)
Santmire, Toni E. – 1984
The purpose of this paper is to discuss ways in which developmental psychology suffers from the lack of an appropriate technology of measurement and statistical analysis. The paper begins by noting that developmental psychology is the study of change; that individuals develop through a succession of "stages" which are separated by…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Developmental Psychology, Developmental Stages
McGuire, Dennis P. – 1984
Efficient methods of using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) to analyze National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data files are discussed. One error in the NAEP SPSS file is discussed, and another error (which may be system-dependent) is mentioned. In addition, purely mathematical methods are used to address the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Computer Software, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textSchempp, Paul G. – 1986
The stability of teaching behavior was examined by observing student/teacher interaction over one academic year. One teacher was studied using a time-series analysis. He had 14 years experience and taught physical education in grades K-6 in a single school. Data were collected over one academic year using the Cheffers Adaptation of Flanders…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Case Studies, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research
Mandeville, Garrett K.; Anderson, Lorin W. – 1986
School effectiveness indices (SEIs), based on regressing test performance onto earlier test performance and a socioeconomic status measure, were obtained for eight subject-grade combinations from 485 South Carolina elementary schools. The analysis involved school means based on longitudinally matched student data. Reading and mathematics…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests, Age Differences
