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Saele, Rannveig Grøm; Sørlie, Tore; Nergård-Nilssen, Trude; Ottosen, Karl-Ottar; Goll, Charlotte Bjørnskov; Friborg, Oddgeir – Educational Psychology, 2016
Approximately 30% of students drop out from Norwegian upper secondary schools. Academic achievement, as indexed by grade point average (GPA), is one of the strongest predictors of dropout. The present study aimed to examine the role of cognitive, school-related and affective/psychological predictors of GPA. In addition, we examined the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade Point Average, Predictor Variables, Secondary School Students
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Jones, Lise Oen; Asbjornsen, Arve; Manger, Terje; Eikeland, Ole-Johan – Journal of Correctional Education, 2011
The present paper investigates the relationship between the revised Adult Dyslexia Check List (ADCL), and the performance on a standardized battery of reading and spelling tests in adults, when used in an incarcerated population in Norway. The paper reports two sub studies. Study 1 examined the psychometric attributes of the ADCL by analysing the…
Descriptors: Writing Difficulties, Spelling, Standardized Tests, Factor Structure
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Hove, Oddbjorn; Havik, Odd E. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2008
The DC-LD is a new classification system providing operationalized diagnostic criteria in recognition of lacking applicability of standard psychiatric criteria for adults with intellectual disability. This study attempts to evaluate internal consistency, inter-rater reliability and factor structure of the Psychopathology Checklists for Adults with…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Psychopathology, Check Lists, Classification