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Shogren, Karrie A.; Little, Todd D.; Grandfield, Elizabeth; Raley, Sheida; Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Lang, Kyle M.; Shaw, Leslie A. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2020
The "Self-Determination Inventory--Student Report" (SDI-SR) was developed to address the need in the field for new, theoretically aligned measures of self-determination. The purpose of this study was to establish the most robust and efficient set of items to assess the self-determination of adolescents with and without disabilities on…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Personality Measures, Test Validity, Test Reliability
Raad, Jennifer M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Specific learning disabilities are one of the most common and debilitating disorders experienced by children and adolescents, and students with specific learning disabilities may be particularly vulnerable to anxiety. The Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale, Second Edition (RCMAS-2) is a newly revised measure of chronic, manifest anxiety…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Anxiety, Learning Disabilities, Scores
Weiss, Lawrence G.; Keith, Timothy Z.; Zhu, Jianjun; Chen, Hsinyi – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2013
The purpose of this study was to determine the constructs measured by the WISC-IV and the consistency of measurement across large normative and clinical samples. Competing higher order four- and five-factor models were analyzed using the WISC-IV normative sample and clinical subjects. The four-factor solution is the model published with the test…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Logical Thinking, Validity, Factor Analysis
Merrell, Kenneth W.; Felver-Gant, Josh C.; Tom, Karalyn M. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2011
Based on the premises that strength-based assessment of children and adolescents is an important emerging area, and that additional tools for this purpose are needed, this study details development and validation efforts on a new strength-based assessment: the Social-Emotional Assets and Resilience Scale, parent form (SEARS-P). Following careful…
Descriptors: Research Needs, Construct Validity, Social Development, Emotional Development
Factor Structure of Psychoeducational and Neuropsychological Measures of Learning-Disabled Children.

Chittooran, Mary Mathai; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1993
Administered Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised, Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery, Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, and Wide Range Achievement Test to 934 learning-disabled students between ages 8 and 16. Principal-components analysis with varimax rotation indicated existence of seven factors: Verbal Reasoning, Academic…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Evaluation Methods, Factor Structure
Whitaker Sena, Jolyn D.; Lowe, Patricia A.; Lee, Steven W. Whitaker Sena, Jolyn D.; Lowe, Patricia A.; Lee, Steven W. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2007
In the present study, the relationship between students with and without learning disabilities (LD) and different aspects of test anxiety was examined on a new multidimensional measure of test anxiety. A sample of 774 elementary and secondary school students--195 students with LD and 579 students not identified with LD--completed the "Test Anxiety…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Scores, Learning Disabilities, Factor Structure

Harter, Susan; Whitesell, Nancy R.; Junkin, Loretta J. – American Educational Research Journal, 1998
Documented similarities and differences in the domain-specific and global self-evaluations of 235 normally achieving, 118 learning disabled, and 70 behaviorally disordered adolescents. Factor analysis revealed eight discrete self-concept domains for each group. Discusses similarities and differences and within-group processes. Contains 46…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure

Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Palmer, Susan B. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1998
The psychometric properties of the Hopelessness Scale for Children (A. Kazdin et al., 1983) were examined for children and adolescents with mental retardation or a learning disability. Analyses of scores from 261 students shows a factor structure almost identical to the original structure and scale scores of adequate validity. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Cognitive Ability, Construct Validity

Moehle, Kurt A.; Fitzhugh-Bell, Kathleen B. – Psychology in the Schools, 1989
Examined factor structure of Conners Teacher Rating Scale (CTRS) in medically referred brain-damaged and learning-disabled children and adolescents. Extracted six factors: Conduct Disorder, Hyperkinesis, Distractibility, Depression, Dyssocial Behavior, and Introversion. Results support use of CTRS as brief objective instrument for assessing child…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Children, Clinical Diagnosis