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Peer reviewedRoberts, Dennis M.; Reese, Clyde M. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1987
To investigate the claim that the Statistics Attitude Survey (SAS) contains a number of achievement-related items rather than attitude-related items, the SAS and the Attitudes Toward Statistics (ATS) were administered to 280 introductory statistics students. Results showed similarities between the tests. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Comparative Testing, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education
Peer reviewedKrus, David J.; Stanley, Maureen A. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1985
The Attitudes toward Bilingual Education scale was shown to be valid with respect to its ability to discriminate between proponents of bilingual education and a general population. (The 23-item scale is included). (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Attitudes
Michaels, Linda A. – 1978
A fourteen item Likert-type attitude scale concerning a college-level basic skills program was developed from topics suggested by the program staff. The scale was completed by 216 college freshmen who were enrolled in at least one of the three courses offered by the program: writing and reading, study habits and thinking strategies, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, College Freshmen, Course Evaluation
Casserly, Patricia Lund – 1986
This study evaluates the effects of the Advanced Placement (AP) Program in the lives of students and investigates the validity of the Advanced Placement Examinations at participating colleges and universities. Nine of the colleges and universities that received the most AP candidates in 1982 were selected for the study. The transcripts of a large…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advanced Placement Programs, Advanced Students, College Entrance Examinations
Download full textMarsh, Herbert W. – 1978
To determine the relationship between 16 background variables and students' evaluations of instruction, a questionnaire was completed in 511 undergraduate courses at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Student variables, including grade point average, class size, expected grade, and prior subject interest, rarely explained 10% of…
Descriptors: Bias, College Faculty, Correlation, Course Evaluation
Peer reviewedCrowther, Henry I. G.; Preece, Peter F. W. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1979
Instruments were developed to measure the confidence and self-image of preservice elementary school teachers in relation to both biology and physical science. High reliability and convergent and discriminant validity were displayed by the instruments, both in the initial test development stage and in subsequent confirmatory studies. (Author)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Biology, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Deaton, William L.; And Others – 1977
The Course Entry Inventory was developed to assess the affective characteristics of college students when they enter a course. The four dimensions measured were: affective characteristics upon entry, willingness to undertake course activities and accept instruction, perceived importance of the course, and self-reported level of apprehension about…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Attitude Measures, College Students, Course Evaluation
