NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 7 results Save | Export
Guillory, Margaret; Kher-Durlabhji, Neelam – 1995
This study involves a correlation between two measures of creativity: the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) and the divergent production subtests of the Structure of Intellect Learning Abilities Test (SOI-LA). A population of 263 junior high school and senior high students from Louisiana were tested with both the TTCT and the SOI-LA.…
Descriptors: Correlation, Creativity, High School Students, High Schools
McMahon, Rebecca; And Others – 1996
This study examined the effects of children's pre-kindergarten literacy environments away from home on their knowledge of print-related concepts. Data were collected at eight sites in Mississippi, Texas, and Louisiana--either day care centers with no established curriculum or formal instruction, or classrooms with adopted curricula within…
Descriptors: Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment, Emergent Literacy
Chauvin, Sheila W.; Ellett, Chad D. – 1993
This paper studied the construct validity of the Receptivity to Change Inventory (RCI) as a measure of teacher receptivity to change. The sample consisted of all teachers in 94 schools in 6 districts in southern Louisiana. Usable data were received from 1,921 teachers from elementary schools and secondary schools during the spring of 1992. The…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Construct Validity, Educational Change, Elementary School Teachers
Chauvin, Sheila W.; Ellett, Chad D. – 1993
The construct validity of the Attitudes of Professional Autonomy (APA) as a proxy measure of professional orientation was studied. The sample consisted of all teachers in 94 schools in 6 districts in Louisiana, closely representing the statewide distribution of all schools by level and socioeconomic status. Usable data were received from 1,921…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Factor Analysis
Evans, Lynn; And Others – 1992
The System for Teaching and Learning Assessment and Review (STAR) is a comprehensive on-the-job teacher assessment system designed to collect information and make important decisions about the quality of effective teaching and student learning in classrooms within an interactive framework of professional development and support. The Louisiana STAR…
Descriptors: Administrators, Attitude Measures, Content Validity, Decision Making
Chauvin, Sheila W.; Ellett, Chad D. – 1993
Results of a study designed to explore the construct validity of the Change Facilitator Style Questionnaire (CFSQ) as a measure of the aspect of a principal's leadership style that includes leader behavior and combinations of behavior influenced by such things as belief systems, and knowledge and attitudes about leadership. The sample consisted of…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Change Agents, Construct Validity, Educational Change
Naik, Nitin S.; And Others – 1991
The results are provided of a statewide content verification survey of "expert" educators designed to verify indicators in the 1989-90 System for Teaching and Learning Assessment and Review (STAR) as reasonable expectations for beginning and/or experienced teachers (BETs) in Louisiana and as providing professional endorsement at the…
Descriptors: Administrators, Beginning Teachers, Classroom Observation Techniques, College Faculty