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Min-Ying Tsai – SAGE Open, 2024
The study aimed to explore the Chinese version of the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale suitable for gifted junior high school students and to classify the types of perfectionism. The Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale was translated into Chinese to evaluate the factor structure and typology of academically gifted students in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Personality Traits, Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics
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Min-Ying Tsai – SAGE Open, 2025
The study aimed to verify the psychometric properties of the emotional-style scale and explore different clusters of emotional styles. An emotional style scale was completed in three districts of western Taiwan using stratified random sampling. The study confirmed the reliability and convergent validity of each subscale in a sample of 712…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychometrics, Classification, Psychological Patterns
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Chen, Yi-Hsin – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2022
The quality of diagnostic profiles and probability assignment depends on the validity of the proposed attributes and Q-matrix. The rule-space method (RSM), one of diagnostic classification models, provides the quality indices of diagnostic profiles, such as the classification rate and the squared Mahalanobis distance. The study aims to further…
Descriptors: Profiles, Probability, Classification, Construct Validity
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Li, Cheng-Hsuan; Wu, Huey-Min; Kuo, Bor-Chen; Yang, Yu-Mao; Lin, Chin-Kai; Wang, Wei-Hsiang – Interactive Learning Environments, 2018
The purpose of this study is to explore the validity of the assessment tool. The purposive sampling method is applied in this research on a total of 551 preschool children between 4 and 6 years old. Their ages range from 46 to 81 months, with an average age of 63.9 months (SD = 7.58). The assessment tool used in this research is the…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Chinese, Psychomotor Skills, Preschool Children
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Nix, John-Michael L.; Tseng, Wen-Ta – International Journal of Listening, 2014
The present research aims to identify the underlying English listening belief structure of English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) learners, thereby informing methodologies for subsequent analysis of beliefs with respect to listening achievement. Development of a measurement model of English listening learning beliefs entailed the creation of an…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Listening Skills
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Chen, Yi-Hsin; Gorin, Joanna S.; Thompson, Marilyn S.; Tatsuoka, Kikumi K. – International Journal of Testing, 2008
As with any test administered across linguistically and culturally diverse groups, evidence suggesting the equivalence of score meaning across countries is needed for valid comparisons. The current study examines the cross-cultural equivalence of score interpretations from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)-1999 from…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Mathematics Tests, Foreign Countries, Equated Scores
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Chen, Han-Ying; Waigandt, Alex C. – Journal of Drug Education, 2009
The prevalence of betel nut chewing among junior high school students is highest in the eastern region of Taiwan (Lin, 1990). Although there is some research on the prevalence rate, little effort has been paid to developing a classification of betel nut chewing behavior applicable to adolescents. Eight-hundred and forty-three students, including…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Incidence, Adolescents, Multivariate Analysis
Chen, Yi-Hsin; Gorin, Joanna; Thompson, Marilyn; Tatsuoka, Kikumi – Online Submission, 2006
Educational assessment is a process of collecting evidence and interpreting it to provide instructors with information regarding students' learning. However, the current design and scoring of most standardized educational tests are insufficient to serve this purpose. The limitation exists primarily due to the lack of cognitive information…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Psychometrics, Probability