NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 5 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Lombardi, Allison; Seburn, Mary; Conley, David – Journal of Career Assessment, 2011
In this cross-validation study, the authors examined the psychometric properties of a measure of academic behaviors associated with college and career readiness intended for high school students. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted with a randomly selected portion of the sample (n = 413) and resulted in four reliable factors:…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Factor Analysis, Psychometrics, Validity
Lunsford, George Douglas – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The Study Anxiety Inventory (SAI), consisting of the factors of worry and emotionality, was developed to measure college students' self-reported levels of anxiety while studying for an exam. Data from 2002 undergraduate students from four colleges (Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Business, and Education) at a southeastern state university were…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Measures (Individuals), Validity, Factor Structure
Moely, Barbara E.; Stewart, Krista J. – 1982
Factor analyses of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) have typically yielded three factors: two generally understood to reflect basic verbal and performance dimensions and one about which there is no consensus with regard to what is measured. The aim of the present study is to elaborate the meaning of the third factor by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comprehension, Correlation, Elementary Education
Gordon, Wayne I. – 1994
Study strategies are the activities that an individual uses to facilitate learning. Although no consistent findings exist to show the factors that comprise the study-strategy concept, a three-factor conceptualization (cognitive, affective, and behavioral) is often suggested. These factors were studied with 128 undergraduates of high and low…
Descriptors: Ability, Affective Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Andreou, Eleni; Vlachos, Filippos; Andreou, Georgia – Educational Research, 2006
Background: There is considerable interest in differences in students' approaches to learning, particularly in the difference between "deep" approaches (characterized by contextualization, critical review and recognition of the value of the content) and "surface" approaches (characterized by rote learning for functional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Learning Strategies, Factor Structure