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Download full textAbulela, Mohammed A. A.; Davenport, Earnest C., Jr. – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2020
Validating the intended interpretations for proposed uses of tests scores is paramount for making valid inferences in educational and psychological research. Ascertaining measurement invariance for measurement instruments is an assumption for comparing means. If measurement invariance does not hold for groups of interest, comparison of means will…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Study Skills, Learning Strategies, Error of Measurement
A Pre-Post Analysis of Participant Learning and Growth Using a New Outward Bound Outcomes Instrument
Direct linkBobilya, Andrew J.; Faircloth, W. Brad; Lindley, Betsy R.; Holman, Tom; McAvoy, Leo H. – Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2021
This study examined differences in participants' perceptions of their Character Development, Leadership, and Environmental Service prior to and immediately following participation in a North Carolina Outward Bound School (NCOBS) course using the NCOBS Course Impression Survey (NCOBCIS). The three-fold purpose of this study was to confirm the…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Outdoor Education, Leadership, Scores
Alivernini, Fabio; Manganelli, Sara; Lucidi, Fabio – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2018
This study examines the factor structures of Personal and Classroom Achievement Goals and the relationships between them. Multilevel structural equation modeling was used to examine data from a sample of 3,544 Italian 10th-grade students (184 classrooms) who completed the Patterns of Adaptive Learning Scales (PALS). Findings about the factor…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Goal Orientation, Mastery Learning, Immigrants
Rodkin, Philip C.; Ryan, Allison M.; Jamison, Rhonda; Wilson, Travis – Developmental Psychology, 2013
This study examines motivational precursors of social status and the applicability of a dual-component model of social competence to middle childhood. Concurrent and longitudinal relationships between self-reported social goals (social development, demonstration-approach, demonstration-avoid goal orientations), teacher-rated prosocial and…
Descriptors: Social Status, Prosocial Behavior, Aggression, Interpersonal Competence
Ingles, Candido J.; Marzo, Juan C.; Castejon, Juan L.; Nunez, Jose Carlos; Valle, Antonio; Garcia-Fernandez, Jose M.; Delgado, Beatriz – Learning and Individual Differences, 2011
This study examined the factorial invariance and latent mean differences of scores on the Spanish version of the "Achievement Goal Tendencies Questionnaire" (AGTQ) across gender and age groups in 2022 Spanish students (51.1% boys) in grades 7 through 10. The equality of factor structures was compared using multi-group confirmatory factor…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals), Social Reinforcement, Gender Differences
Alkharusi, Hussain; Aldhafri, Said – College Student Journal, 2010
The present study examined gender differences in the factor structure of the 2x2 achievement goal framework using a multi-sample invariance analysis. A total of 117 male and 125 female undergraduate teacher education students completed Elliot and Murayama's (2008) Achievement Goal Questionnaire-Revised (AGQ-R). Results provided empirical evidence…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Gender Differences, Undergraduate Students, Goal Orientation
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
Lizarraga, Maria Luisa Sanz De Acedo; Baquedano, Maria Teresa Sanz De Acedo; Oliver, Maria Soria; Closas, Antonio – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2009
The "Decision-Making Questionnaire" (DMQ) was developed and validated in order to examine the factors that affect decision making. The investigation was carried out with two samples, one of 170 participants and the other of 425 of both sexes. Each sample was divided into three age ranges: young students (18-25 years), adults (26-60…
Descriptors: Females, Males, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals)
