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Anderson-Butcher, Dawn; Amorose, Anthony J.; Lower, Leeann M.; Riley, Allison; Gibson, Allison; Ruch, Donna – Research on Social Work Practice, 2016
Objective: This study examines the psychometric properties of the revised Perceived Social Competence Scale (PSCS), a brief, user-friendly tool used to assess social competence among youth. Method: Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) examined the factor structure and invariance of an enhanced scale (PSCS-II), among a sample of 420 youth.…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Children, Youth, Summer Programs
Dikici, Ayhan; Soh, Kaycheng – Online Submission, 2015
Many measurement tools on creativity are available in the literature. One of these scales is Creativity Fostering Teacher Behaviour Index (CFTIndex) developed for Singaporean teacher originally. It was then translated into Turkish and trialled on teachers in Nigde province with acceptable reliability and factorial validity. The main purpose of…
Descriptors: Creativity, Teacher Behavior, Comparative Analysis, Turkish
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Cook, Linda; Eignor, Daniel; Sawaki, Yasuyo; Steinberg, Jonathan; Cline, Frederick – Applied Measurement in Education, 2010
This study compared the underlying factors measured by a state standards-based grade 4 English-Language Arts (ELA) assessment given to several groups of students. The focus of the research was to gather evidence regarding whether or not the tests measured the same construct or constructs for students without disabilities who took the test under…
Descriptors: Language Arts, Educational Assessment, Grade 4, State Standards
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Kohn, Martin; Rosman, Bernice L. – Developmental Psychology, 1972
Purpose of the present study was the development of two research instruments designed to assess young children's functioning in preschool settings. (Authors)
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Data Collection, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure
Burrell, Brenda; And Others – 1991
The present study investigated the reliability and validity of scores from the Child Abuse Potential (CAP) Inventory. The CAP is a screening device for physical abuse potential in adults; it is a self-administered test written on a third-grade reading level. Subjects were 113 mothers, including 53 (46.9%) mothers of young children with handicaps,…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Data Collection