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Measuring New Environmental Paradigm Based on Students' Knowledge about Ecosystem and Locus of Control
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Putrawan, I. Made – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2015
This research is aimed at obtaining information related to instrument development of Students' New Environmental Paradigm (NEP) based on their knowledge about ecosystem and Locus of Control (LOC). A survey method has been carried out by selecting senior high school students randomly with n = 362 (first stage 2013) and n = 722 (2014). Data analysed…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Locus of Control, Surveys, Correlation
The Mathematical Development Beliefs Survey: Validity and Reliability of a Measure of Preschool Teachers' Beliefs about the Learning and Teaching of Early Mathematics
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Platas, Linda M. – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2015
The Mathematical Development Beliefs Survey was developed to measure early childhood teachers' beliefs about mathematics teaching and learning in the preschool classroom. This instrument was designed to measure beliefs concerning (a) age-appropriateness of mathematics instruction, (b) classroom locus of generation of mathematical knowledge…
Descriptors: Surveys, Teacher Attitudes, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers
Development of the Construction Training Attitudes and Intentions Scale
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Elliott, Jonathan W. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The events of the Great Recession (2007-2009) have resulted in high unemployment and underemployment rates in the United States and abroad. The plight of domestic young adults, particularly young men with few work-related skills, is evident. Failing to receive a first job has long-term negative consequences for these individuals and their…
Descriptors: Construction Industry, Construction Management, Undergraduate Students, Unemployment
Psychometric Properties of a Revised Form of the Drug-Taking Confidence Questionnaire for Use with Adolescents
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Ramo, Danielle E.; Myers, Mark G.; Brown, Sandra A. – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2009
Self-efficacy is an important cognitive predictor of substance abuse treatment outcome. Although measures of coping self-efficacy are related to substance use relapse in adults, their properties are not well-known in adolescent populations. The present study examined 223 adolescents while in treatment for substance abuse and comorbid psychiatric…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Self Efficacy, Predictive Validity, Adolescents
Dimensions of Teacher Self-Efficacy and Relations with Strain Factors, Perceived Collective Teacher Efficacy, and Teacher Burnout
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Skaalvik, Einar M.; Skaalvik, Sidsel – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2007
In this study, the authors developed and factor analyzed the Norwegian Teacher Self-Efficacy Scale. They also examined relations among teacher self-efficacy, perceived collective teacher efficacy, external control (teachers' general beliefs about limitations to what can be achieved through education), strain factors, and teacher burnout.…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Teacher Burnout, Teacher Effectiveness, Self Efficacy
Development of Food Safety Psychosocial Questionnaires for Young Adults
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Byrd-Bredbenner, C.; Wheatley, V.; Schaffner, D.; Bruhn, C.; Blalock, L.; Maurer, J. – Journal of Food Science Education, 2007
Food mishandling is thought to be more acute among young adults; yet little is known about why they may engage in risky food handling behaviors. The purpose of this study was to create valid, reliable instruments for assessing key food safety psychosocial measures. Development of the measures began by examining published studies and behavior…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Self Efficacy, Safety, Food Standards