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Benesh, Andrew Christopher – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to fill a gap in the literature by examining the relationship between dogmatism, locus of control, counselor self-efficacy, and counselor theoretical orientation in a sample of master's level practicum students. Method: A total of 45 master's practicum students completed a series of four instruments, the DOG…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Locus of Control, Counseling Effectiveness, Self Efficacy
Lane, Dennis Glenn – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The goal of this study was to develop a survey instrument to measure transactional distance in secondary blended learning environments. This study resulted in a 35-item survey instrument, the Blended Learning Assessment Scale of Transactional Distance (BLASTD), which was tested using a convenience sample of secondary students (n = 222) at a…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Student Surveys, Secondary School Students, Blended Learning
Carter, Kayla Supon – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study is to further enhance the existing reliability and validity evidence related to the School Implementation Scale (SIS) and its use for evaluating the implementation of different integrated academic and behavior tiered Response-To-Intervention (RTI) models. Previous methodology conducted for validation of the instrument has…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Program Implementation, Rating Scales, Response to Intervention
Spector, Hayley – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The present study investigated the stability of scores on the WISC-IV and WAIS-IV over an approximate six-year period. Previous research using older versions of the WISC and WAIS have suggested that these scales demonstrate strong stability of scores. Since research that has compared the stability of scores between the WISC-IV and the WAIS-IV is…
Descriptors: Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests, Scores, Test Reliability
Lao, Huei-Chen – ProQuest LLC, 2016
In this quantitative study, a survey was developed and administered to middle and high school teachers to examine what factors motivated them to implement problem-based learning (PBL). Using Expectancy-Value Theory by Eccles et al. (1983) and Self-Determination Theory by Ryan and Deci (2000b) as the theoretical framework, this instrument measured…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Middle Schools, High Schools, Secondary School Teachers
Foote, Laura S. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
What happens when students go to college? An important outcome of college attendance is student cognitive development. Part of that developmental process is learning how to address contrasting values, beliefs, knowledge structures, and worldviews critically. This study addressed the relationship between cognitive and Christian-faith development in…
Descriptors: Christianity, World Views, Cognitive Development, College Students
Park, Mihwa – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Energy is a core and unifying concept in all science disciplines and across all grade levels. Although energy is one of the most central and richly connected ideas in all of science disciplines, students often have a great deal of difficulty understanding it. Numerous studies have been conducted on this topic finding that many students held…
Descriptors: Energy, Scientific Concepts, Science Instruction, Misconceptions
Pham, Linh Hung – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This study was designed to investigate the predictive relationships of creative problem-solving attributes, which comprise divergent thinking, convergent thinking, motivation, general and domain knowledge and skills, and environment, with mathematical creativity of sixth grade students in Thai Nguyen City, Viet Nam. The study also aims to revise…
Descriptors: Creativity, Problem Solving, Creative Thinking, Thinking Skills
Brandt Brecheisen, Shannon M. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this national, quantitative study was to (1) provide psychometrics for the ACUHO-I/EBI RA Survey, a joint project between between Educational Benchmarking, Inc (EBI) and The Association of College and University Housing Officers--International (ACUHO-I), and (2) explore the sophomore resident assistant (RA) experience. This study…
Descriptors: Resident Advisers, Student Experience, Databases, College Students
Scharf, Davida – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Purpose: The goal of the study was to test an intervention using a brief essay as an instrument for evaluating higher-order information literacy skills in college students, while accounting for prior conditions such as socioeconomic status and prior academic achievement, and identify other predictors of information literacy through an evaluation…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Intervention, Student Evaluation, College Students
Justice, Lenora Jean – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to create a valid and reliable instrument to measure teacher perceived barriers to the adoption of games and simulations in instruction. Previous research, interviews with educators, a focus group, an expert review, and a think aloud protocol were used to design a survey instrument. After finalization, the survey was…
Descriptors: Barriers, Games, Simulation, Test Validity
Doolen, Jessica – ProQuest LLC, 2012
High fidelity simulation has become a widespread and costly learning strategy in nursing education because it can fill the gap left by a shortage of clinical sites. In addition, high fidelity simulation is an active learning strategy that is thought to increase higher order thinking such as clinical reasoning and judgment skills in nursing…
Descriptors: Simulation, Nursing Education, Simulated Environment, Psychometrics
Peifer, Nancy – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to contribute to the academic discussion regarding the validity of Multiple Intelligences (MI) theory through focusing on the validity of an important construct embedded in the theory, that of congruence between instructional style and preferred MI style for optimal learning. Currently there is insufficient empirical…
Descriptors: Multiple Intelligences, Psychometrics, Test Construction, Program Validation
Pomes, Maria Pilar – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Immigrant populations are growing and permanently changing the demographic profile of the United States. Diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds are manifested in the families in each community, imposing demands and challenges to agencies that provide services to them. A large population of immigrant families, especially first and second…
Descriptors: Spanish, Translation, Screening Tests, Cultural Awareness
Sanders, Nathan C. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This dissertation establishes the utility and reliability of a statistical distance measure for syntactic dialectometry, expanding dialectometry's methods to include syntax as well as phonology and the lexicon. It establishes the measure's reliability by comparing its results to those of dialectology and phonological dialectometry on Swedish…
Descriptors: Dialects, Phonology, Syntax, Foreign Countries
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