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Bai, Xuemei; Gu, Xiaoqing; Guo, Rifa – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
This study aimed to verify the applicability of the community of inquiry (CoI) survey instrument in MOOC involving 1,186 college students from 11 different disciplines in China. Exploratory factor analysis was used to explore potential factor structure models, and confirmatory factor analysis was utilized to verify the four-factor structure…
Descriptors: Models, Audits (Verification), Construct Validity, Communities of Practice
Andrew J. Thayer; Clayton R. Cook; Chayna Davis; Eric C. Brown; Jill Locke; Mark G. Ehrhart; Gregory A. Aarons; Elissa Picozzi; Aaron R. Lyon – Grantee Submission, 2022
Background: Implementation climate is an organizational construct theorized to facilitate the adoption and delivery of evidence-based practices. Within schools, teachers often are tasked with implementing universal prevention programs. Therefore, they are ideal informants when assessing school implementation climate for initial and continuous…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Evidence Based Practice, Organizational Climate, Program Implementation
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Fye, Heather J.; Memis, Riza; Soyturl, Ilker; Myer, Rebecca; Karpinski, Aryn C.; Rainey, J. Steve – Journal of School Counseling, 2020
The three-factor model structure of the School Counseling Program Implementation Survey was tested with a national sample (N=275) of school counselors. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) suggested a modified two-factor model was the most appropriate fit. Implications and future research for the school counseling profession are discussed.
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, School Counseling, Program Implementation, Surveys
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Chen, Yen T.; Barcelona, Jeanne M.; Cance, Jessica Duncan; Calvert, Hannah G.; Barnes, Seraphine Pitt; Wargo, Jane; Castelli, Darla M. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2020
Purpose: Fitness education is essential for children's health, but determining the effectiveness of instruction related to health-related fitness is difficult. The present study developed and confirmed the validity of a 20-item scale, adapted from the School Health Index (Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention [CDC], 2014), to evaluate the…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Fitness, Measures (Individuals), Test Construction
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Tzivinikou, Sotiria; Charitaki, Garyfalia; Kagkara, Dimitra – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2021
The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties (factor structure, reliability and construct validity) of the Brief Distance Education Attitudes (DEA) scale. Four hundred twenty-two SEND teachers filled out socio-demographic data forms and the DEAS. Factors were extracted by EFA (Principal Components Analysis) and confirmed by…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Attitude Measures, Special Education Teachers, Foreign Countries
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Ryan, Sarah; Cox, Joshua D. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2017
In recent years, most U.S. states have revised policy by providing schools at least some flexibility to move away from the Carnegie unit system, with its focus on credits and "seat time," toward competency-based policies that link student advancement to mastery of content. Yet, there is little systematically collected information about…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Secondary School Students, Factor Analysis, Reliability