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Magiati, I.; Moss, J.; Yates, R.; Charman, T.; Howlin, P. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2011
Background: There are few well validated brief measures that can be used to assess the general progress of young children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) over time. In the present study, the Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC) was used as part of a comprehensive assessment battery to monitor the progress of 22 school-aged children…
Descriptors: Evidence, Check Lists, Intervention, Autism
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Li, Weidong; Xiang, Ping – Quest, 2007
The construct of ability conceptions plays a critical role in children's motivation and achievement behaviors in education, including physical education. Valid and reliable measures of this construct are essential to advance our knowledge of children's ability conceptions and related cognitive, affective, and behavioral outcomes. From a…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Student Motivation, Psychometrics, Ability
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Munis, Pelin; Greenfield, Daryl B.; Henderson, Heather A.; George, J'Lene – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2007
The purpose of the current study is to describe the development and validation of a new measure of temperament, the Preschool Temperament Classification System (PTCS). The PTCS was developed as a typological measure that identifies children's temperament styles as undercontrolled, resilient, or overcontrolled. The PTCS is a time efficient…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Classification, Classroom Environment, Psychometrics
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Possel, Patrick; Seemann, Simone; Ahrens, Stefanie; Hautzinger, Martin – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2006
In Dodge's model of "social information processing" depression is the result of a linear sequence of five stages of information processing ("Annu Rev Psychol" 44: 559-584, 1993). These stages follow a person's reaction to situational stimuli, such that each stage of information processing mediates the relationship between earlier and later stages.…
Descriptors: Testing, Information Processing, Interpersonal Competence, Depression (Psychology)
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Appleton, James J.; Christenson, Sandra L.; Kim, Dongjin; Reschly, Amy L. – Journal of School Psychology, 2006
A review of relevant literatures led to the construction of a self-report instrument designed to measure two subtypes of student engagement with school: cognitive and psychological engagement. The psychometric properties of this measure, the Student Engagement Instrument (SEI), were assessed based on responses of an ethnically and economically…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Student Participation, Measurement Techniques, Psychometrics