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A New Method for Analyzing Content Validity Data Using Multidimensional Scaling
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Li, Xueming; Sireci, Stephen G. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2013
Validity evidence based on test content is of essential importance in educational testing. One source for such evidence is an alignment study, which helps evaluate the congruence between tested objectives and those specified in the curriculum. However, the results of an alignment study do not always sufficiently capture the degree to which a test…
Descriptors: Content Validity, Multidimensional Scaling, Data Analysis, Educational Testing
The Hispanic Americans Baseline Alcohol Survey (HABLAS): Acculturation, Birthplace and Alcohol-Related Social Problems across Hispanic National Groups
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Caetano, Raul; Vaeth, Patrice A. C.; Rodriguez, Lori A. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the association between acculturation, birthplace, and alcohol-related social problems across Hispanic national groups. A total of 5,224 Hispanic adults (18+ years) were interviewed using a multistage cluster sample design in Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Houston, and Los Angeles. Multivariate analysis…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Mexican Americans, Acculturation, Alcohol Abuse
The Effects of Geographic Affiliation on Students' Perceptions, Awareness, and Responses to the 2010 "Deepwater Horizon" Oil Spill
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Clary, Renee M.; Sumrall, Jeanne L.; Rodgers, John C., III; Wandersee, James H. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2013
The 2010 "Deepwater Horizon" oil spill greatly affected the Gulf Coast, and the news media reported information to wide audiences. Students enrolled in an online Environmental Geoscience course in fall 2010 voluntarily participated in a Gulf oil spill survey. More than 92% of the students (N = 77; 83 total enrollment), who were primarily…
Descriptors: Water Pollution, Fuels, Environmental Education, Earth Science
The Impact of Collective Bargaining and Urbanicity on the Late Hiring of Teachers
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Loubert, Linda; Nelson, F. Howard – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2010
It is commonly assumed that urban school districts hire teachers late due to issues related to district size and/or restrictions in collectively bargained teacher contracts affecting teacher hiring and transfers between schools. Our investigation of late teacher hiring and collective bargaining is based on a survey of 40 school districts that…
Descriptors: Teacher Selection, Urban Schools, School Districts, Pacing