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Cleary, Timothy J. – Psychology in the Schools, 2009
Self-efficacy measures are context-specific assessment tools designed to evaluate students' perceptions of capability to attain specific outcomes on particular tasks. These measures are important because they possess several desirable features typical of progress-monitoring tools (i.e., context specific, free of reactive effects, strong…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Psychometrics, Intervention
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Jackson, P. Susan; Moyle, Vicky Frankfourth – Roeper Review, 2009
This article acknowledges Kazimierz Dabrowski as a foundational influence and inspiration for our work in supporting the development of highly gifted individuals. Our intention is to help disambiguate the ways this farsighted theory of global human development can be employed in uncommon and atypical profiles in the gifted population. Our focus is…
Descriptors: Gifted, Counseling, Personality Theories, Individual Development
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Gladman, M.; Lancaster, S. – School Psychology International, 2003
Reviews the Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC), a broadband assessment tool. The BASC is designed to measure the behaviors and self-perceptions of children across both maladaptive and adaptive behavior. Each of the five main BASC components is described and evaluated. Concludes that the BASC is a comprehensive and psychometrically…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Behavior, Children, Foreign Countries
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Harper, Melanie C.; Shoffner, Marie F. – Career Development Quarterly, 2004
The theory of work adjustment is useful in addressing the career counseling needs of retirees who want to continue working but who need to explore their career choices before settling on a new occupation or job. This article examines some of the challenges that midlife and older adults face as they plan postretirement careers. Information about…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Older Adults, Retirement, Career Development
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Widiger, Thomas A.; Samuel, Douglas B. – Psychological Assessment, 2005
The purpose of this article is to provide a foundation for the development of evidence-based guidelines for the assessment of personality disorders, focusing in particular on integrated assessment strategies. The general strategy recommended herein is to first administer a self-report inventory to alert oneself to the potential presence of…
Descriptors: Gender Bias, Personality Problems, Personality Change, Personality Traits
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Roche, Lawrence A.; Marsh, Herbert W. – Instructional Science, 2000
Discusses teachers' self-perceptions of their teaching effectiveness in higher education. Topics include self-concept; student evaluations of teaching effectiveness (SETs); a multidimensional university teacher self-concept instrument and an evaluation of its psychometric properties; and a multitrait-multimethod analysis of relations between…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Measurement Techniques