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Validation of the Perceived Sense of School Membership Scale: A South African Version
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Cowden, Richard G.; Govender, Kaymarlin; Oppong Asante, Kwaku; Reardon, Candice; George, Gavin – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2018
This study explored the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Perceived Sense of School Membership (PSSM-18) Scale in two samples of South African adolescents. Principal components analysis (n = 1,052; males = 50.86%, M[subscript age] = 14.89, SD = 1.68) supported the retention of 15 items across a revised, three-factor structure of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sense of Community, Program Validation, Factor Structure
Confirmation of the Data-Driven Decision-Making Efficacy and Anxiety Inventory's Score Factor Structure among Teachers
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Walker, David A.; Reeves, Todd D.; Smith, Thomas J. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2018
The implementation of data-driven decision-making practices (DDDM) is a key component of contemporary teachers' professional practice. As such, the measurement of DDDM and related constructs is important for multiple purposes in both research and practice (e.g., identifying teacher needs around DDDM, and monitoring teacher change in response to…
Descriptors: Data, Decision Making, Self Efficacy, Anxiety
Psychometric Assessment of the Short Grit Scale among Chinese Adolescents
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Li, Jingguang; Zhao, Yajun; Kong, Feng; Du, Shuailing; Yang, Suyong; Wang, Song – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2018
This study sought to validate the Short Grit Scale (Grit-S), an instrument that measures perseverance and passion for long-term goals, among Chinese high school students. Confirmatory factor analyses revealed that the scale retains the two-factor structure of the original scale. The scale demonstrated satisfactory internal consistency and…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Adolescents, Program Validation, High School Students
Validation of the Chinese Version of the Social Achievement Goal Orientation Scale
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Zhao, Yanhua; Zhu, Xiangru; Zhao, Guoxiang – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2016
This study examined the validity of a Chinese version of the Social Achievement Goal Orientation Scale (C-SAGOS), a measure testing the trichotomous framework of achievement goal orientations in a social domain. A total of 208 college students (51% female) aged 18 to 23 participated in the study. Factor analyses showed that the three-factor model…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Interpersonal Competence, Program Validation, Rating Scales
A Closer Look at the Psychometric Properties of the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale-Second Edition among U.S. Elementary and Secondary School Students
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Lowe, Patricia A. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2014
The psychometric properties of the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale-Second Edition (RCMAS-2) were examined in a sample of 1,003 U.S. elementary and secondary students in Grades 2 to 12. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were performed comparing the five-factor (target) model consisting of three anxiety (Physiological Anxiety, Social…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Anxiety, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students
Examination of the Psychometric Properties of the Environmental School Transition Anxiety Scale
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Loke, Stephen W.; Lowe, Patricia A. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2013
A pilot study was conducted to examine the psychometric properties of the Environmental School Transition Anxiety Scale (E-STAS) with a sample of 220 fourth- to sixth-grade students who were about to or had completed their school transition. The results of an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) of the students' responses on the E-STAS produced a…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Environmental Education, Transitional Programs, Anxiety