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Peer reviewedMeier, Scott T. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2000
Study aims to extend previous research by evaluating the treatment sensitivity of items on a measure of child behavior, the Parent-Elementary form of the Social Skills Rating Scale using a clinical rather than experimental sample. Results reveal that scales formed with the subset of change-sensitive items demonstrate larger effect sizes than the…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Counseling, Measures (Individuals), Outcomes of Treatment
Peer reviewedFuertes, Jairo N.; Miville, Marie L.; Mohr, Jonathan J.; Sedlacek, William E.; Gretchen, Denise – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2000
Examines the factor structure of the Miville-Guzman Universality-Diversity Scale (M-GUDS) and presents a short form of the scale (M-GUDS-S). Findings suggest that the M-GUDS-S measures Universal-Diverse Orientation as a multidimensional construct with three distinct domains: behavioral, emotional, and cognitive. (Contains 21 references and 3…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Cultural Pluralism, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals)
Peer reviewedPajares, Frank; Hartley, James; Valiante, Giovanni – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2001
Compares writing self-efficacy scales differing in response format among a group of middle school students (N=497). Results reveal that a scale with a 0-100 format was psychometrically stronger than a scale with a traditional Likert format. Also reveals that children at the middle school level can indeed make a discriminating judgment using a…
Descriptors: Measurement Techniques, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Psychometrics
Peer reviewedLoo, Robert – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2001
Examines the psychometric properties of scores on the Work Preference Inventory (WPI), particularly its factor structure and scale reliabilities. Analyses of data from 200 undergraduates showed qualified support for the inventory and its use for developmental purposes. States that the WPI may be a useful tool in stimulating students to examine…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Higher Education, Psychometrics, Scaling
