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Lin Ma – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation presents an innovative approach to examining the keying method, wording method, and construct validity on psychometric instruments. By employing a mixed methods explanatory sequential design, the effects of keying and wording in two psychometric assessments were examined and validated. Those two self-report psychometric…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Psychometrics, Measures (Individuals), Instrumentation
Aquino, Cesar A. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This study represents a research validating the efficacy of Davis' Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) by pairing it with the Organizational Change Readiness Theory (OCRT) to develop another extension to the TAM, using the medical Laboratory Information Systems (LIS)--Electronic Health Records (EHR) interface as the medium. The TAM posits that it is…
Descriptors: Validity, Computer Attitudes, Information Technology, Organizational Change
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Hayward, Elizabeth O. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2012
In this paper I explore how Margaret Beier, Lesley Miller, and Shu Wang make claims for the validity and reliability of the instrument they developed to explore the construct of "possible selves" as described in their manuscript, "Science Games and the Development of Scientific Possible Selves."
Descriptors: Self Concept Measures, Measurement Techniques, Test Construction, Test Validity
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Winderowd, Carrie; Montgomery, Diane; Stumblingbear, Glenna; Harless, Desi; Hicks, Kaycie – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research: The Journal of the National Center, 2008
Understanding the extent of commitment to and identification with traditional cultural experiences is essential for working with American Indian people (Whitbeck, 2006). The purpose of this study was to determine the usefulness of a practical measure of enculturation for AI people by examining its reliability and validity within the context of…
Descriptors: American Indians, Counseling Techniques, Counseling Effectiveness, Identification (Psychology)
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Quilter, Shawn M.; Band, Jennie P.; Miller, Gary M. – Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 1999
Investigates some of the psychometric characteristics of the results from visual-analogue scales used to measure mental imagery. Reports that the scores from visual-analogue scales are positively related to scores from longer pencil-and-paper measures of mental imagery. Implications and limitations for the use of visual-analogue scales to measure…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Instrumentation, Psychometrics, Test Reliability
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Merlo, Lisa J.; Storch, Eric A.; Murphy, Tanya K.; Goodman, Wayne K.; Geffken, Gary R. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2005
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a relatively common disorder among children and adolescents, and is associated with increased risk for concurrent and future distress and impairment. Many youth who suffer from OCD go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed, and do not attain appropriate treatment in a timely manner. As a result, researchers have focused…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Children, Pediatrics, Medical Evaluation
Gabriel, Roy M.; And Others – 1990
No issue in schools and communities today commands the concern and urgency of the U.S. public as much as the dangers of alcohol and other drug (AOD) use among youth. This guide therefore provides descriptive information on the variety of surveys of student alcohol and other drug use currently available, and delineates the issues involved in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Data Analysis, Data Collection