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Direct linkSergio Dominguez-Lara; Mario A. Trógolo; Rodrigo Moreta-Herrera; Diego Vaca-Quintana; Manuel Fernández-Arata; Ana Paredes-Proaño – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2025
Academic engagement plays a crucial role in students' learning and performance. One of the most popular measures for assessing this construct is the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale for Students (UWES-S), which is based on a tridimensional conceptualization consisting of dedication, vigor, and absorption. However, prior research on its factor…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, College Students, Foreign Countries, Factor Analysis
Rodrigo Moreta-Herrera; Alberto Rodríguez-Lorenzana; Nazuri Santillán; Micaela Jiménez-Borja; Carlos José Jiménez-Mosquera; Xavier Oriol-Granado; Sergio Domínguez-Lara – Psychology in the Schools, 2025
The aim of this study is to find evidence of factorial validity, measure equivalence by gender, and internal consistency of the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) in a sample of Ecuadorian teenagers. The study uses a psychometric design to explore the validity and reliability of the measure. Participants of the study were 1154 teenagers…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Mental Health, Questionnaires, Foreign Countries
Shaila Sharmin; Minh-Hao D. Tran; Weihua Fan; Consuelo Arbona; Allison Master; Yali Zou – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2025
The study examined the psychometric structure of Basic Needs Satisfaction in General Scale (BNSG-S) with a sample of 495 college students. It compared the original 21-item version (Gagné, 2003) with the shortened 16-item version (Johnston & Finney, 2010), both with and without method effects. A series of confirmatory factor analyses (CFA)…
Descriptors: Need Gratification, Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, College Faculty
Mohammad Mehdi Latifi; Dariush Tahmasebi Aghbelaghi; Sajad Khani Pordanjani – European Journal of Education, 2025
The present study sought to assess the psychometric properties of the Iranian adaptation of the Vietnam Teacher Resilience Scale for Asia (VITRS), referred to as the Iranian Teachers' Resilience Scale (ITRS) and to examine its measurement invariance across middle and high school teachers in Iran. In total, 700 participants completed the…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Error of Measurement, Factor Analysis, Teacher Attitudes
Download full textFatih Orçan – International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2025
Factor analysis is a statistical method to explore the relationships among observed variables and identify latent structures. It is crucial in scale development and validity analysis. Key factors affecting the accuracy of factor analysis results include the type of data, sample size, and the number of response categories. While some studies…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Item Response Theory, Sample Size
Cristian Zanon; Nan Zhao; Nursel Topkaya; Ertugrul Sahin; David L. Vogel; Melissa M. Ertl; Samineh Sanatkar; Hsin-Ya Liao; Mark Rubin; Makilim N. Baptista; Winnie W. S. Mak; Fatima Rashed Al-Darmaki; Georg Schomerus; Ying-Fen Wang; Dalia Nasvytiene – International Journal of Testing, 2025
Examinations of the internal structure of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) have yielded inconsistent conclusions within and across cultural contexts. This study examined the dimensionality and reliability of the DASS-21 across three theoretically plausible factor structures (i.e., unidimensional, oblique three-factor, and…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Psychometrics, Cultural Context
Yanjing Cao; Chenchen Xu; Shan Lu; Qi Li; Jing Xiao – Psychology in the Schools, 2025
The patient health questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) is widely utilized in assessing individuals' depression levels. Nevertheless, research regarding its factor structure and measurement invariance remains inadequate. The aim of this study was to delve into the factor structure of the PHQ-9 and to further investigate its measurement invariance across gender…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Error of Measurement, Factor Analysis, Age Differences
Ane Wibe Saether; Silje Sommer Hukkelberg; Ane Naerde – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2025
The Social Skills Improvement System-Rating Scales (SSIS-RS) and the Social Skills Improvement System Social and Emotional Learning Edition (SSIS SEL) are rating scales used to assess social behavior in children and adolescents. While the SSIS-RS is well-regarded and used worldwide, the SSIS SEL is establishing foothold. In the current study, we…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Social Behavior, Interpersonal Competence, Test Validity
Daniel A. DeCino; Steven R. Chesnut; Phillip L. Waalkes; Reed N. Keen – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2025
Objective: The purpose of this study was to develop and validate the Counselor Self-Reflection Inventory (CSRI) from a Transformative Learning Theory framework for counselors, and counselors-in-training to use in clinical and training settings. Method: A sample of 351, mostly female (86.89%), white (85.19%), counselors with MS or MA (88.08%)…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Attitude Measures
Shakira Khatun; Mim Mariha Nisha Mridha; Md. Minhaz Uddin; Abdul Muktadir; Anika Tarannum; Md. Romiz Uddin Rudro; Mohd. Ashik Shahrier – Discover Education, 2025
The development of any measure on university students' adherence to academically predetermined timetables and scheduled coursework is yet to be determined. To achieve this goal, the present research developed a new scale, Learning Schedule Adherence Scale (LSAS), and examined its factor structure and validity in the higher education context of…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Measures (Individuals)
Beth Doll; Farya Haider; Jay Jeffries – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2025
More than a decade after two comprehensive examinations of the technical properties of the ClassMaps Survey (CMS), this study reexamined the structure and internal consistency of the scale and, for the first time, examined its measurement invariance across gender and school levels. Participants were 1,083 elementary and middle level students from…
Descriptors: Student Surveys, Attitude Measures, Student Attitudes, Elementary School Students
Ali Alqarni – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2025
Background: Critical thinking is essential in modern education, and artificial intelligence (AI) offers new possibilities for enhancing it. However, the lack of validated tools to assess teachers' AI-integrated pedagogical skills remains a challenge. Objectives: The current study aimed to develop and validate the Artificial Intelligence-Critical…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Technology Uses in Education, Test Construction, Test Validity
