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The Case for the Perceived Social Competence Scale II
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Anderson-Butcher, Dawn; Amorose, Anthony J.; Lower, Leeann M.; Riley, Allison; Gibson, Allison; Ruch, Donna – Research on Social Work Practice, 2016
Objective: This study examines the psychometric properties of the revised Perceived Social Competence Scale (PSCS), a brief, user-friendly tool used to assess social competence among youth. Method: Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) examined the factor structure and invariance of an enhanced scale (PSCS-II), among a sample of 420 youth.…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Children, Youth, Summer Programs
Polling Students about Conditions of Learning
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Strom, Paris; Strom, Robert; Wing, Charlotte – NASSP Bulletin, 2008
Online polling was examined as a procedure for decision makers to find out how students perceive conditions of learning at their school. Students in Grades 7-12 from eight schools completed online polls about learning on the Internet, time management, and tutoring. Principals favorably evaluated polling as a method for gathering information and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Time Management, Electronic Learning, Student Surveys
The Relevance of Kohut's Self Psychology to Theory and Research in Counseling Psychology.
Patton, Michael J. – 1986
In terms of clinical practice, few differences exist between Freud and Heinz Kohut in the conduct of psychoanalysis. Kohut's style of theorizing facilitates the use of his ideas by counseling psychologists for both research and practice. According to Kohut's theory, the self is the fundamental constituent of mind. Development of the self proceeds…
Descriptors: Counseling, Personality Theories, Psychiatry, Psychology
The Development and Validation of a Measure of Generic Work Competencies
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Nikolaou, Ioannis – International Journal of Testing, 2003
Competency management has attracted much attention, especially between business consultants and human resources professionals. Nevertheless, the lack of a unified framework of generic work competencies has been a significant obstacle for the further development of the field, both in research and in practice. This article discusses the development,…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Measures (Individuals), Test Construction, Test Validity
Influence of Cognitive Variables on MMPI-2 Scale Scores.
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Crossman, Leslie L.; And Others – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1994
Investigates the relationship of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 Scales L, K, and Mf with Verbal, Performance, and Full Scale IQs from the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised; achievement scores in reading, spelling, and arithmetic; and total years of education as self-reported by the study research participants. (RJM)
Descriptors: Achievement, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Attainment, Intelligence
Socioeconomic Status and MMPI-2 Interpretation.
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Long, Kathleen A.; And Others – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1994
Examined differences in Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) scores between persons of differing educational levels and family income in the MMPI-2 normative sample to determine if MMPI-2 scores are differentially accurate in predicting relevant extra-test characteristics of persons of differing socioeconomic levels. MMPI-2…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Measures (Individuals), Personality Assessment, Personality Measures