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Yu-Tzu Chang; Ann Tai Choe; Daniel Holden; Daniel R. Isbell – Language Testing, 2024
In this Brief Report, we describe an evaluation of and revisions to a rubric adapted from the Jacobs et al.'s (1981) ESL COMPOSITION PROFILE, with four rubric categories and 20-point rating scales, in the context of an intensive English program writing placement test. Analysis of 4 years of rating data (2016-2021, including 434 essays) using…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Rating Scales, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
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Costa, Sebastiano; Ingoglia, Sonia; Inguglia, Cristiano; Liga, Francesca; Lo Coco, Alida; Larcan, Rosalba – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2018
The purpose of this multistudy report was to adapt the Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Frustration Scale (BPNSFS) to the Italian context. Two studies were conducted. In Study 1, we investigated the dimensionality, reliability, and convergent and discriminant validity of the instrument in a sample of 544 participants (males = 41%) from 16…
Descriptors: Psychological Needs, Psychometrics, Need Gratification, Gender Differences
Schoen, Robert C.; Anderson, Daniel; Riddell, Claire M.; Bauduin, Charity – Online Submission, 2018
This report provides a description of the development process, field testing, and psychometric properties of the fall 2015 grades 3-5 Elementary Mathematics Student Assessment (EMSA), a student mathematics test designed to be administered in a whole-group setting to students in grades 3, 4, and 5. The test was administered to 2,614 participating…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 3, Grade 4
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Christensen, Rhonda; Knezek, Gerald – Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 2017
Accurately measuring levels of technology proficiency in current and future classroom teachers are an important first step toward enhancing comfort level and confidence in integrating technology into the educational environment. The original Technology Proficiency Self-Assessment (TPSA) survey has maintained respectable psychometric properties for…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Program Validation, Technological Literacy, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
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Clem, Jamie M.; Mennicke, Annelise M.; Beasley, Christina – Journal of Social Work Education, 2014
Experiential learning is recommended as a way to increase critical thinking and engagement, enhance theory-informed practice, increase preparedness, and improve multicultural understanding for students involved in social work education. The purpose of this study is to validate the Experiential Learning Survey (ELS), which measures students'…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Psychometrics, Test Construction, Program Validation
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Yoshida, Fumiko; Conti, Gary J.; Yamauchi, Toyoaki; Iwasaki, Takaaki – Journal of Adult Education, 2014
Teaching style has been a popular concept for many years. Teaching style refers to the distinct qualities displayed by a teacher that are persistent from situation to situation regardless of the content. The Principles of Adult Learning Scale (PALS) has been used extensively in the West for measuring teaching style in relationship to the adult…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Styles, Test Construction, Adult Learning
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Dik, Bryan J.; Eldridge, Brandy M.; Steger, Michael F.; Duffy, Ryan D. – Journal of Career Assessment, 2012
Research on work as a calling is limited by measurement concerns. In response, the authors introduce the multidimensional Calling and Vocation Questionnaire (CVQ) and the Brief Calling scale (BCS), instruments assessing presence of, and search for, a calling. Study 1 describes CVQ development using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis…
Descriptors: Multitrait Multimethod Techniques, Construct Validity, Validity, Test Reliability
Ezzelle, Carol; Setzer, J. Carl – GED Testing Service, 2009
This manual was written to provide technical information regarding the 2002 Series GED (General Educational Development) Tests. Throughout this manual, documentation is provided regarding the development of the GED Tests, data collection activities, as well as reliability and validity evidence. The purpose of this manual is to provide evidence…
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Testing Programs, Test Validity, Test Reliability
Edmundson, Elizabeth W.; Koch, William R. – 1990
A study involving 234 Texas college students was undertaken to develop and test the validity and reliability of an instrument designed to measure college students' attitudes toward alcohol. Special attention was given to the content and construct validity of the instrument. Subjects ranged in age from 18 to 24 years. The mapping sentence served as…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Students, Construct Validity, Content Validity
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1998
This digest is designed to provide information to Texas testing coordinators, other educators, and interested citizens about the development procedures and technical attributes of the state-mandated criterion-referenced assessment program. The chapters are: (1) "Background"; (2) "Test Development"; (3) "Test…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Equated Scores
Duchastel, Philippe – 1985
This study reports a preliminary investigation into the relationship of different subsets of student attitudes toward economics. A 49-item attitude form was developed with six subscales representing distinct aspects of attitudes toward economics: (1) satisfaction with current grasp of economics; (2) capability for understanding economics; (3)…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Attitude Measures, Economics Education, Higher Education
Lathrop, Richard G. – 1987
The Multidimensional Test of Self-Concept (MTS) is based on the assumption that an individual's perception of his/her well-being is related to the difference between the current state of that individual and the desired state. This difference between the two states may be directly measured, and a single self-concept score generated. The MTS…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Analysis of Variance, Construct Validity
Obiekwe, Jerry C. – 1999
This study compared college students' responses on their evaluations of the effectiveness of full- and part-time college faculty. A group of 1,101 students completed evaluation instruments for all courses taught by full-time faculty, and 2,067 students completed evaluations for all courses taught by part-time faculty in spring 1998. In fall 1998,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Evaluation Methods, Full Time Faculty
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Connell, James P. – Child Development, 1985
Describes a new 48-item self-report instrument, the Multidimensional Measure of Children's Perceptions of Control, which defines children's perceptions of control as understanding the locus of sufficient cause for success and failure. Three dimensions of third- through ninth-grade children's perceptions of control are assessed within three…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Comprehension, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
American Coll. Testing Program, Iowa City, IA. – 1989
This manual contains preliminary information, largely of a technical nature, about the enhanced American College Testing (ACT) Program introduced in October 1989. It focuses primarily on the tests of educational development, the component of the program that has been substantially revised. Although one-third of the ACT Interest Inventory Items has…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Equated Scores