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Psychometric Evidence and Measurement Invariance for Georgia Brief School Climate Inventory Scores from a Predominately Hispanic Rurally-Located Sample
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Lenz, A. Stephen; Burgess, Melanie; Li, Chi – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2023
The current study examined the measurement invariance (MI) of the Georgia Brief School Climate Inventory (GaBSCI) with a rural and predominately Hispanic sample (N = 413). The results present support for the one-factor structure and MI of the GaBSCI across genders and Spanish-speaking groups, but only partially for different school levels.
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Educational Environment, Rural Areas, Hispanic American Students
Measuring the Engagement of College Students: Administration Format, Structure, and Validity of the Student Engagement Instrument--College
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Waldrop, Devin; Reschly, Amy L.; Fraysier, Kathleen; Appleton, James J. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2019
This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Student Engagement Instrument--College version (SEI--C) with college students in the southeastern United States. Participants self-selected paper-and-pencil or online administration. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed a modified 5-factor structure. Measurement invariance of the modified…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Validity, Correlation, Student Motivation
Construction of the Examination Stress Scale for Adolescent Students
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Sung, Yao-Ting; Chao, Tzu-Yang – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2015
The tools used for measuring examination stress have three main limitations: sample selected, sample sizes, and measurement contents. In this study, we constructed the Examination Stress Scale (ExamSS), and 4,717 high school students participated in this research. The results indicate that ExamSS has satisfactory reliability, construct validity,…
Descriptors: Test Anxiety, Adolescents, Measures (Individuals), Test Construction
Psychometric Evaluation of the Italian Obsessive Compulsive Inventory--Child Version: Factor Structure and Predictive Validity at One-Year Follow-Up in Adolescents
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Pozza, Andrea; Barcaccia, Barbara; Dèttore, Davide – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2019
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in adolescents is understudied in Italy. This study evaluated the Italian Obsessive Compulsive Inventory--Child Version (OCI-CV) and its predictive validity on OCD symptoms at 1-year-follow-up, an aspect that was not investigated by previous international research. Use of OCI-CV in schools might enhance early…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Italian, Adolescents, Measures (Individuals)