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Lehane, Paula; Lysaght, Zita; O'Leary, Michael – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2023
Across the world, teacher quality has come to be recognised as one of the most important variables affecting student outcomes; consequently, the regulation of entry into the profession is the subject of iterative review. The traditional 'one-off' interview, involving an interviewee and two or more interviewers, is a common, but not unproblematic,…
Descriptors: Interviews, College Admission, Teacher Education Programs, Selection Criteria
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Rutten, Roel – Sociological Methods & Research, 2022
Applying qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) to large Ns relaxes researchers' case-based knowledge. This is problematic because causality in QCA is inferred from a dialogue between empirical, theoretical, and case-based knowledge. The lack of case-based knowledge may be remedied by various robustness tests. However, being a case-based method,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Case Studies, Attribution Theory
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Swank, Jacqueline M.; Mullen, Patrick R. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2017
The article serves as a guide for researchers in developing evidence of validity using bivariate correlations, specifically construct validity. The authors outline the steps for calculating and interpreting bivariate correlations. Additionally, they provide an illustrative example and discuss the implications.
Descriptors: Correlation, Construct Validity, Guidelines, Data Interpretation
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Cakir, Mustafa – Education, 2012
The notion of validity in the social sciences is evolving and is influenced by philosophy of science, critiques of objectivity, and epistemological debates. Methodology for validation of the knowledge claims is diverse across different philosophies of science. In other words, definition and the way to establish of validity have evolved as…
Descriptors: Validity, Social Sciences, Psychological Testing, Epistemology
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Flood, Luci N.; Bulgrin, Amanda; Morgan, Betsy L. – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2013
The rise in the prevalence of autism creates a need for a reliable and valid measure of attitudes towards autism. The current study describes the development of a brief 16-item measure of Societal Attitudes towards Autism (SATA) that exhibits sound psychometric properties and has a demonstrated ability to discriminate between expert and general…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Autism, Attitude Measures
Furlong, Michael; Dowdy, Erin; Carnazzo, Katherine; Bovery, Bibliana L.; Kim, Eui – Communique, 2014
The reemergence of positive psychology in the past 15 years has brought a renewed focus on psychological dispositions such as gratitude and their relationship to youth's subjective well-being and academic achievement. Similarly, youth development and developmental asset literatures have emphasized the value of examining youth positive…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Psychology, Well Being, Academic Achievement
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Quinn, Andrew; Fitch, Dale; Youn, Eric – Journal of Social Work Education, 2011
This article presents the idea that distance delivery in social work education is seen as an interaction between four constructs: the student, the setting in which the education is delivered, the educational content, and the expected educational outcomes. To fully understand these interactions, clear operational indicators, well established in…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Distance Education, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education
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Eastman, Jacqueline Kilsheimer; Iyer, Rajesh; Eastman, Kevin L. – Journal of Education for Business, 2011
The authors modeled the relationships between students' perceptions of interactive technology in terms of whether it helps them pay more attention and be better prepared in a Consumer Behavior course and their attitude toward and satisfaction with it. The results suggest that students who feel they pay more attention due to the use of Interactive…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Consumer Economics, Business Education, Educational Technology
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Brockett, Adrian; Village, Andrew; Francis, Leslie J. – Research in Education, 2010
The Outgroup Prejudice Index is a six-item scale that uses social distance to assess prejudice towards ethnic and religious out groups among Asians and whites. It was developed among a sample of 2,982 teenagers attending schools in northern England who indicated their religion as "Muslim", "Christian" or "No…
Descriptors: Asians, Religion, Construct Validity, Measures (Individuals)
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Mercer, Sterett H.; Zeigler-Hill, Virgil; Wallace, Marion; Hayes, DeMarquis M. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2011
The present article describes the development and initial validation of the Inventory of Microaggressions Against Black Individuals (IMABI) using a sample of 385 undergraduates who self-identified as Black or African American. The IMABI is a 14-item, unidimensional measure of racial microaggressions that captures both microinsults and…
Descriptors: Race, Social Desirability, Construct Validity, Psychology
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Hoyt, William T.; Warbasse, Rosalia E.; Chu, Erica Y. – Counseling Psychologist, 2006
Counseling psychology researchers devote little attention to theory-based measurement validation, as evidenced by cursory mention of validity issues in the method and discussion sections of published research reports. Especially, many researchers appear unaware of the limitations of correlations between pairs of self-report measures as evidence of…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Counseling Psychology, Correlation, Researchers
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Clariana, Roy B.; Wallace, Patricia – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2007
This proof-of-concept investigation describes a computer-based approach for deriving the knowledge structure of individuals and of groups from their written essays, and considers the convergent criterion-related validity of the computer-based scores relative to human rater essay scores and multiple-choice test scores. After completing a…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Multiple Choice Tests, Construct Validity, Cognitive Structures
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Bennett, Deborah E.; Arvidson, Helen H.; Giorgetti, Karen – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2004
This article describes the development of a computer-based assessment system for children in early childhood programs, The Indiana Assessment System of Educational Proficiencies: Early Childhood (IASEP: EC). Skills in five developmental domains (i.e., cognitive, communication, social, sensory motor, and self-help) were selected and content…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Student Evaluation, Early Childhood Education, Young Children
Tobias, Sigmund; Everson, Howard – College Entrance Examination Board, 1996
This report describes 12 studies dealing with the knowledge monitoring component of metacognition. It is assumed that knowledge monitoring is basic to other metacognitive activities, such as evaluating learning, selecting appropriate strategies, or planning, because distinguishing between what students know and do not know ought to be a…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Learning, Knowledge Level, Multiple Choice Tests