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Development and Initial Validation of the Counselor Self-Reflection Inventory for Counselors and Counselors-in-Training
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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
Translation and Adaptation of Planned Happenstance Career Inventory in Urdu Language
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Younus, Numera; Ayub, Nadia – Journal of Education and Educational Development, 2023
The present study was aimed to achieve two objectives: (a) translate and adapt the English version of Planned Happenstance Career Inventory (PHCI) in Urdu language, and (b) to establish its psychometric properties with respect to Pakistani culture. The study was divided into two phases. Phase I consisted of forward and backward translation of the…
Descriptors: Urdu, English (Second Language), Translation, Language Processing
How Smart Do You Think You Are? A Meta-Analysis on the Validity of Self-Estimates of Cognitive Ability
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Freund, Philipp Alexander; Kasten, Nadine – Psychological Bulletin, 2012
Individuals' perceptions of their own level of cognitive ability are expressed through self-estimates. They play an important role in a person's self-concept because they facilitate an understanding of how one's own abilities relate to those of others. People evaluate their own and other persons' abilities all the time, but self-estimates are also…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Validity, Program Effectiveness, Effect Size
A Psychometric Investigation of the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale Using Rasch Measurement
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Seol, Hyunsoo – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2007
The author used Rasch measurement to examine the reliability and validity of 382 Korean university students' scores on the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale (MCSDS; D. P. Crowne and D. Marlowe, 1960). Results revealed that item-fit statistics and principal component analysis with standardized residuals provide evidence of MCSDS'…
Descriptors: Social Desirability, Validity, Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis
Predicting Retention of Mathematics and Science Majors at a Research One Institution and Suggested Advising Tools
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Scott, Timothy P.; Tolson, Homer, Huang, Tse-Yang – Journal of College Admission, 2009
In this study an entering cohort of freshmen majors in mathematics and science at a land grant, research one institution was examined to first determine if a group of students who persisted in science and mathematics disciplines were different in terms of pre-college characteristics from a group of students who dropped with grade point averages…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Group Membership, Grade Point Average, Graduation
A Measure of Counselor Competency
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Eriksen, Karen; McAuliffe, Garrett – Counselor Education and Supervision, 2003
Counselor educators need to be able to demonstrate their effectiveness in training new counselors; however, currently few valid or reliable measures exist for assessing educators' impact. The authors describe the development of such an instrument, the Counseling Skills Scale. They began by revising an existing scale and then they solicited…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Test Reliability, Item Analysis, Counselor Educators