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Anghel, Ella; Ludlow, Larry; Szendey, Olivia; Matz-Costa, Christina; O'Keefe, Theresa; Braun, Henry – International Journal of Educational Methodology, 2021
Purpose in life is a key construct in the development of young adults, particularly college students. There are many instruments measuring sense of purpose in life, but few studies have examined their measurement properties among college students. The current study compares the measurement invariance properties of the Purpose in Life (PIL) scale…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Life Satisfaction, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes
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Schmitz, Eva A.; Salemink, Elske; Wiers, Reinout W.; Jansen, Brenda R. J. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2022
The Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale (AMAS) is commonly used to compare groups on math anxiety. Group comparisons should however be preceded by a demonstration of metric and scalar measurement invariance, which is currently only available for undergraduate students in the USA. This study tested for metric and scalar measurement invariance of AMAS…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, College Students, Mathematics Anxiety
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Bielick, Stacey; Cronen, Stephanie; Stone, Celeste; Montaquila, Jill M.; Roth, Shelley Brock – National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
Education and training beyond high school are important for securing opportunities for high-wage jobs in the United States. Academic degrees awarded by institutions of higher education represent a key component of the post-high-school credentials available to the American labor force. Other credentials, such as industry-recognized certifications,…
Descriptors: Adults, Educational Attainment, Postsecondary Education, Adult Education
Lewin, Keith M. – Open Society Foundations, 2015
The purpose of this paper is to review recent developments related to the development of indicators of educational progress in the context of the Post 2015 deliberations to generate a new international architecture for educational investment through to 2030. There have been a plethora of suggestions and several parallel consultation processes…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Educational Objectives, Goal Orientation, Preschool Education