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Ahmet Yildirim; Aysenur Mumcuoglu; Ecem Yasar Türkel; Zeliha Demirci Ünal; Elif Naz Altas; Elif Topatan; Seher Kiliç – Psychology in the Schools, 2025
Philanthropy is love of humanity and a sincere action without anticipating anything in return for oneself and the community. In contrast, misanthropy is defined as not loving and hating people. The purpose of the current study is to develop a valid and reliable scale to measure in-service teachers' philanthropic tendencies. First of all, the…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Private Financial Support, Attitude Measures, Teacher Attitudes
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McNulty, Richard J.; Floyd, Randy G. – Psychology in the Schools, 2021
This study examined the factor structure of the Detroit Tests of Learning Abilities, Fifth Edition (DTLA-5) using principal axis factoring, multiple factor extraction criteria, and the Schmid-Leiman orthogonalization procedures not utilized by test publishers. Results suggest that the publisher's six-factor structure model was over factored.…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Cognitive Ability, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis
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Gazal Bharara; Scott Duncan – Psychology in the Schools, 2024
The transition to secondary school can be a challenging period for adolescents. Although several questionnaires exist to measure transition-related concerns, there is a need to develop a comprehensive survey for assessing the knowledge and skills that adolescents require to adapt effectively to a new school. Thus, the purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Surveys, Psychometrics, Construct Validity, Test Reliability
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Bahr, Michael W.; Edwin, Mary; Long, Kara A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2022
This study examined the development and technical adequacy of the Interventionist Knowledge and Skill Survey (IKSS), a self-assessment used for understanding the degree of knowledge and skills associated with interventionists working within a multitiered system of support (MTSS). A national sample of 600 school psychologists and school counselors…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Individuals), Surveys, Test Construction, School Psychologists
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Noorazar, Seyed Gholamreza; Mohebbi, Mina; Alizadeh-Maralani, Fatemeh – Psychology in the Schools, 2021
Examining the long-term impact of bullying can facilitate using retrospective bullying experiences questionnaire (RBEQ) which provides information regarding bystander, bully and victim through childhood to adolescence. This study aimed to investigate the validity and reliability of this questionnaire in Iranian samples. A total of 92 male and 283…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Bullying, Psychometrics, College Students
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Lipien, Lodi; Ismajli, Flandra; Rigg, Khary K. – Psychology in the Schools, 2021
"LifeSkills Training" (LST) is a popular drug prevention program shown to be effective at preventing youth substance use. The Middle School Health Survey (MSHS) is a questionnaire that was created by the developers of the LST curriculum to measure changes in knowledge and attitudes about drugs and life skills among youth. Despite the…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Drug Abuse, Prevention, Drug Education
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Pham, Yen K.; Murray, Christopher; Gau, Jeff – Psychology in the Schools, 2022
Teacher-student relationships have been studied with increasing intensity during the past three decades, but the majority of this study has focused on young children and has relied on teacher perceptions of these relationships. The current study was designed to add to this growing body of research by exploring the factor structure, reliability,…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Attitude Measures, Factor Structure, Test Validity
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Lawrence, Roxanne C.; Bulotsky-Shearer, Rebecca J.; Bichay-Awadalla, Krystal; Futterer, Jenna N.; Bailey, Jhonelle – Psychology in the Schools, 2020
To address gaps in the availability of validated measures that assess early childhood teachers' workplace experiences, the current study examined the validity of the Early Childhood Teacher Experiences Scale (ECTES) for use in a diverse Head Start program. Mean differences in the ECTES dimensions of self-efficacy, job stress, and school support…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Test Validity, Test Reliability, Factor Structure
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Binfet, John Tyler; Gadermann, Anne M.; Schonert-Reichl, Kimberly A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2016
In this study, we sought to create and validate a brief measure to assess students' perceptions of kindness in school. Participants included 1,753 students in Grades 4 to 8 attending public schools in a large school district in southern British Columbia. The School Kindness Scale (SKS) demonstrated a unidimensional factor structure and adequate…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Prosocial Behavior, Psychometrics, Public Schools
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Keith, Timothy Z.; Low, Justin A.; Reynolds, Matthew R.; Patel, Puja G.; Ridley, Kristen P. – Psychology in the Schools, 2010
The recently published second edition of the Differential Abilities Scale (DAS-II) is designed to measure multiple broad and general abilities from Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) theory. Although the technical manual presents information supporting the test's structure, additional research is needed to determine the constructs measured by the test and…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Tests, Theories
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Hazel, Cynthia E.; Vazirabadi, G. Emma; Gallagher, John – Psychology in the Schools, 2013
This article proposes a model of student school engagement, comprising aspirations, belonging, and productivity. From this model, items for the Student School Engagement Measure (SSEM) were developed. The SSEM was validated with data from 396 eighth graders in an urban school district. Utilizing structural equation modeling, the second-order…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Models, Measures (Individuals), Grade 8
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Bell, Lindsay; Long, Susanne; Garvan, Cynthia; Bussing, Regina – Psychology in the Schools, 2011
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most frequently diagnosed psychiatric disorders in childhood and adolescence. It is associated with high levels of stigma, which may lead to treatment barriers, self-fulfilling prophecies, and social rejection. This study established the reliability of the ADHD Stigma Questionnaire…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Factor Structure, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Certification
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Beaujean, A. Alexander; McGlaughlin, Sean M.; Margulies, Allison S. – Psychology in the Schools, 2009
The Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales (RIAS) is a recently developed, individually administered psychometric instrument designed to measure general cognitive ability, as well as verbal (crystallized) intelligence, nonverbal (fluid) intelligence, and memory. Test reviewers have recommended the use of the RIAS despite the fact that, although…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Cognitive Ability, Verbal Ability, Nonverbal Ability
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Zand, Debra H.; Gouwens, Donald L.; Evenson, Richard C. – Psychology in the Schools, 2001
Investigates the factor structure and reliability of the Saint Louis Symptom Checklist (SLSCL) with an adolescent sample. An exploratory principal components factor analysis followed by a varimax rotation of 209 male and female adolescents yielded eight conceptually relevant factors. Discusses directions for future research. (Contains 11…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, High Schools
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McGrew, Kevin S.; Wrightson, Wade – Psychology in the Schools, 1997
Demonstrates how data smoothing procedures--procedures commonly used in the development of continuous test norms--can provide better estimates of the reliability, uniqueness, and general factor characteristics for the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, third edition, subtests. Suggests that such procedures are applicable to other test…
Descriptors: Children, Elementary Education, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure
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