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Sun, Meilu; Du, Jianxia; Xu, Jianzhong; Liu, Fangtong – Psychology in the Schools, 2019
The current study validated the Homework Goal Orientation Scale (HGOS) for secondary school students. Results revealed that HGOS consisted of two distinct but related subscales: mastery-approach and performance-approach. Given satisfactory measurement invariance, the latent mean differences were then examined across gender (males vs. females) and…
Descriptors: Homework, Goal Orientation, Gender Differences, Secondary School Students
Lakin, Joni M. – Psychology in the Schools, 2012
Verbal and quantitative reasoning tests provide valuable information about cognitive abilities that are important to academic success. Information about these abilities may be particularly valuable to teachers of students who are English-language learners (ELL), because leveraging reasoning skills to support comprehension is a critical aptitude…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Cognitive Ability, Culture Fair Tests, Test Validity

Eaves, Ronald C.; Simpson, Robert G. – Psychology in the Schools, 1984
Investigated the concurrent validity of the Peabody Individual Achievement Test and the KeyMath Diagnostic Arithmetic Test in 171 adolescents. The presence of relatively high and positive partial correlations between the scores supported the concurrent validity of the instruments. (JAC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Adolescents, Mathematics Achievement

Webster, Raymond E.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1989
Examined concurrent validity of Wide-Range Achievement Test-Revised and Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement with teacher estimates of classroom performance in reading and mathematics, comparing test performance of average third and fourth graders (N=134). Results suggest that adequate assessment of achievement requires selective use of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Concurrent Validity, Elementary Education