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Heather J. Fye; Stefanie A. Wind; Ryan M. Cook – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2024
We evaluated the psychometric properties of the Trauma Informed Practice Scales -- School Counseling Programs Version scores using item response theory with a sample of 270 school counselors. Participants ranged in age from 24 to 69 years (M = 42.82, SD = 9.96). Participants identified as female (81.5%), male (14.1%) or unreported (4.4%,).…
Descriptors: Trauma Informed Approach, Test Construction, Measures (Individuals), School Counselors
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Mullen, Patrick R.; Crowe, Allison – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2018
We examined the psychometric properties of the Short Grit Scale with a sample of school counselors. The confirmatory factor analysis resulted in a modified 2-factor solution and internal reliability estimates were satisfactory. Furthermore, participants' grit inversely correlated with their stress and burnout. We discuss the implications of these…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, School Counselors, School Counseling, Factor Analysis
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Pajares, Frank – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2007
The psychometric properties of a scale assessing the writing self-efficacy of 1,258 students from Grades 4 to 11 were analyzed with exploratory factor analysis. Two factors emerged, 1 designating basic grammar skills and 1 designating more advanced composition skills. The Writing Self-Efficacy Scale (F. Pajares & G. Valiante, 1999) functioned…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Writing (Composition), Writing Skills, Psychometrics
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Burnham, Joy J. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2005
Twenty contemporary fears (e.g., terrorist attacks, drive-by shootings, having to fight in a war) were added to E. Gullone and N. J. King's (1992) Australian Fear Survey Schedule for Children-II for use in the United States. The revised survey, the American Fear Survey Schedule for Children (J. J. Burnham, 1995), was investigated. The component…
Descriptors: Fear, Security (Psychology), Student Surveys, Research Methodology