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Furlong, Michael J.; Dowdy, Erin; Nylund-Gibson, Karen; Wagle, Rhea; Carter, Delwin; Hinton, Tameisha – Grantee Submission, 2021
Robust evidence links students' positive mental health with academic achievement and provides a compelling rationale for developing and refining strength-based assessments. The Social Emotional Health Survey--Secondary (SEHS-S) assesses adolescents' social and emotional skills and positive psychological dispositions. Previous studies provide…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Emotional Intelligence, Personality, Adolescents
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Brocato, Nicole; Hix, Laura; Jayawickreme, Eranda – Journal of Moral Education, 2020
University settings present a unique opportunity for young adults to develop characteristics constitutive of wisdom. One challenge for educators working to support this development involves effectively measuring these characteristics. In this article, we present results from a secondary analysis of cognitive interviews to examine challenges that…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Young Adults, Personality, Individual Characteristics
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Bradley, Elizabeth; Isaac, Patricia; King, Joseph – Excelsior: Leadership in Teaching and Learning, 2020
Measurement of pre-service teacher dispositions is an important part of teacher preparation programs. A strong correlation exists between dispositions of teachers and the quality of their students' learning. Teachers, in addition to sharing content knowledge, are responsible for demonstrating and sharing core values relating to virtues such as…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Masters Programs, Graduate Students
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Feher, Anita; Smith, Martin M.; Saklofske, Donald H.; Plouffe, Rachel A.; Wilson, Claire A.; Sherry, Simon B. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2020
The Big Three Perfectionism Scale (BTPS) is a 45-item self-report measure of perfectionism with three overarching factors: rigid, self-critical, and narcissistic perfectionism. Our objective was to create a brief version of the BTPS, the Big Three Perfectionism Scale--Short Form (BTPS-SF). Sixteen items were selected, and confirmatory factor…
Descriptors: Personality Measures, Personality Traits, Test Construction, Measurement Techniques
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Osler, James Edward, II – Journal on Educational Psychology, 2016
The overall aim of this paper is to provide an epistemological rational for the measurement of intentionality. The purpose of this narrative is to identify "Intentionality" as an arena of action in the dispositional learning domain can be measured using an "Intentionality Measurement Instrument" [also referred by the acronym…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Intention, Motivation, Personality
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Khatib, Mohammad; Nourzadeh, Saeed – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2015
The current study was undertaken with the purpose of developing and validating a willingness to communicate (WTC) questionnaire for instructional language teaching and learning contexts. Six instructional WTC (IWTC) components were identified after (1) undertaking a comprehensive review of the literature on second language (L2) WTC and other…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Validity, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning