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Career Interests of Students in Psychology Specialties Degrees: Psychometric Evidence and Correlations with the RIASEC Dimensions
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Ferreira, Aristides I.; Rodrigues, Rosa I.; da Costa Ferreira, Paula – International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 2016
In this study, we present the development of a vocational interest scale for university students studying psychology. Three dimensions were extracted through principal component analysis, namely, organizational, educational, and clinical psychology. A second study with confirmatory factor analysis replicated the same three factors obtained in the…
Descriptors: Vocational Interests, Student Interests, Psychology, College Students
Measuring Theory of Mind in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Brewer, Neil; Young, Robyn L.; Barnett, Emily – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
Deficits in Theory of Mind (ToM)--the ability to interpret others' beliefs, intentions and emotions--undermine the ability of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to interact in socially normative ways. This study provides psychometric data for the Adult-Theory of Mind (A-ToM) measure using video-scenarios based in part on Happé's…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Theory of Mind, Interpersonal Competence
Resilience at University: The Development and Testing of a New Measure
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Turner, Michelle; Holdsworth, Sarah; Scott-Young, Christina M. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2017
While measures of resilience have been applied in university settings, progress has been hindered by the lack of a consistent measure of resilience. Additionally, results from these measures cannot be easily translated into practical curriculum-based initiatives which support resilience development. Resilience is linked to student mental health…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Academic Persistence, Resilience (Psychology)
Validation of the Domains of Creativity Scale for Nigerian Preservice Science, Technology, and Mathematics Teachers
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Awofala, Adeneye O. A.; Fatade, Alfred O. – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2015
Introduction: Investigation into the factor structure of Domains of Creativity Scale has been on for sometimes now. The purpose of this study was to test the validity of the Kaufman Domains of Creativity Scale on Nigerian preservice science, technology, and mathematics teachers. Method: Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Creativity, Creativity Tests, Rating Scales
Exploring the Structure of the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal: One Scale or Many Subscales?
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Bernard, Robert M.; Zhang, Dai; Abrami, Philip C.; Sicoly, Fiore; Borokhovski, Evgueni; Surkes, Michael A. – Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2008
Critical thinking (CT) has been of longstanding interest among scholars, educators, and others who are concerned with thinking skills. The Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal (WGCTA) is the oldest and among the most widely used and studied CT measure. It was constructed around five subscales (or CT skills): inference, recognition of…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Psychometrics, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills
Some Notes on the Choice of Measure of Association for the Component Analysis of Likert Scale Data.
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Keown, Lauriston L.; Hakstian, A. Ralph – 1972
This study involved an investigation of the use of Pearson r, tetrachoric r, phi, phi/phi maximum, and Kendall Tau-B coefficients as measures of association for the incomplete principal components analysis of simulated Likert scale attitudinal data, based on a known factor pattern and possessing different types of severe departures from normality.…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Componential Analysis, Correlation, Data Analysis