NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Perspectives on the Validity of the Thinking Styles Inventories
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Berding, Florian; Masemann, Maike; Rebmann, Karin; Paechter, Manuela – World Journal of Education, 2016
The Thinking Styles Inventories (TSI) are questionnaires for assessing individual preferences in constructing knowledge. This paper identifies several problems concerning their validity, which range from an inadequate use of factor analysis, to missing information on the measurement model, to findings indicating a low discrimination between the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Measures (Individuals), Test Validity, Factor Analysis
The Impact of Congruence between Perceived and Preferred Leadership on Satisfaction among College Student-Athletes in Singapore
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Chia, Jingyi Shannon; Pyun, Do Young; Kwon, Hyungil Harry – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2015
Chelladurai developed the Multidimensional Model of Leadership, which was designed to be situation-specific to examine leadership behaviour and effectiveness in sporting contexts. Applying Chelladurai's concept to the Singapore sporting context, this study aimed to assess the impact of congruence between perceived and preferred leadership…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychometrics, Athletes, Leadership
Predictive Validity of Career Decision-Making Profiles over Time among Chinese College Students
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Tian, Lin; Guan, Yanjun; Chen, Sylvia Xiaohua; Levin, Nimrod; Cai, Zijun; Chen, Pei; Zhu, Chengfeng; Fu, Ruchunyi; Wang, Yang; Zhang, Shu – Journal of Career Development, 2014
Two studies were conducted to validate the Chinese version of the Career Decision-Making Profiles (CDMP) questionnaire, a multidimensional measure of the way individuals make career decisions. Results of Study 1 showed that after dropping 1 item from the original CDMP scale, the 11-factor structure was supported among Chinese college students (N =…
Descriptors: College Students, Predictive Validity, Career Development, Decision Making
Personal Factors as Predictors of Students' Academic Achievement in Colleges of Education in South Western Nigeria
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Adeyemi, Abisola Moradeyo; Adeyemi, Semiu Babatunde – Educational Research and Reviews, 2014
Educational stakeholders have continued to express concerns over the poor academic performance of Nigerian students at virtually all levels of academic engagements. This paper investigated personal factors as predictors of students' academic performance in the South-Western Nigeria. The study employed the ex post facto design using a survey design…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sampling, Psychometrics, Low Achievement
A Structural and Correlational Analysis of Two Common Measures of Personal Epistemology
Direct linkDirect link
Laster, Bonnie Bost – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Scope and Method of Study: The current inquiry is a factor analytic study which utilizes first and second order factor analytic methods to examine the internal structures of two measurements of personal epistemological beliefs: the Schommer Epistemological Questionnaire (SEQ) and Epistemic Belief Inventory (EBI). The study also examines the…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Factor Structure, Motivation, Measures (Individuals)
The Impact of Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Personality Traits on Computer Literacy Level
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Saparniene, Diana; Merkys, Gediminas; Saparnis, Gintaras – Online Submission, 2006
Purpose: The paper deals with the study of students' computer literacy one of the purposes being demonstration the impact of the cognitive and non-cognitive personality traits (attention, verbal and non-verbal intelligence, emotional-motivational relationship with computer, learning strategies, etc.) on the quality of computer literacy.…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Computer Literacy, Psychometrics, Personality Traits