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Validity and Reliability of the Teamwork Scale for Youth
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Lower, Leeann M.; Newman, Tarkington J.; Anderson-Butcher, Dawn – Research on Social Work Practice, 2017
Purpose: This study examines the psychometric properties of the Teamwork Scale for Youth, an assessment designed to measure youths' perceptions of their teamwork competency. Methods: The Teamwork Scale for Youth was administered to a sample of 460 youths. Confirmatory factor analyses examined the factor structure and measurement invariance of the…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Likert Scales, Youth, Construct Validity
Development of the Exam Anxiety Scale for Parents: A Validity and Reliability Study
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Baytemir, Kemal; Ilhan, Tahsin – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2018
Introduction: The aim of this study is to develop a measurement instrument for measuring the exam anxiety experienced by the parents regarding their children's exams. Method: The data were collected from two different study groups. While the first group consists of 299 parents, 169 female and 130 male, the second group consists of 200 parents, 108…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Anxiety, Parents, Test Validity
Measuring Heedful Interrelating in Collaborative Educational Settings
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Daniel, Sarah R.; Jordan, Michelle E. – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2015
Collaborative group work plays an important part in postsecondary education, and the ability to assess the quality of such group work is useful for both students and instructors. The purpose of this study was to develop a self-report measure of students' perceptions of the quality of their interactions during collaborative educational tasks.…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Group Activities, Postsecondary Education, College Students
A Psychometric Study of the College Self-Efficacy Inventory
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Gore, Paul A., Jr.; Leuwerke, Wade C.; Turley, Sarah E. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2006
Researchers and educators continue to try to understand and predict premature post-secondary institutional departure. According to social cognitive theory, self-efficacy beliefs are the gateway to understanding why individuals initiate behavior, the effort they expend in engaging in behavior, and their persistence in the face of obstacles. College…
Descriptors: Researchers, Psychometrics, Academic Persistence, Predictive Validity
Analyzing the OECD Indicators Model.
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Walberg, Herbert J.; Zhang, Guoxiong – Comparative Education, 1998
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's indicators project identified 635 educational indicators in 13 categories in 3 blocks: contexts, processes, and results. Analysis of the educational features of 28 high-income countries demonstrates relationships between the three blocks of indicators and suggests that about 50 indicators…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Construct Validity, Developed Nations, Educational Indicators
Development of Factor-Referenced Subscales For The Vocational Interest-Career Examination. Interim Report for Period January 1975-January 1976.
Alley, William E.; And Others – 1977
The Vocational Interest Career Examination (VOICE) is 400-item multiple choice inventory developed by the Air Force to improve the quality of vocational guidance and job placement. The VOICE is divided into four categories: job titles, work task, spare time activities, and desired learning experiences. Factor-referenced homogeneous subscales were…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Armed Forces, Career Choice, Enlisted Personnel