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Rydell, Ann-Margret; Hagekull, Berit; Bohlin, Gunilla – Developmental Psychology, 1997
Examined the psychometric properties of a social competence scale for school-age children. Factor analyses identified two moderately correlated competence aspects, Prosocial Orientation and Social Initiative. Scale showed reliability across one year, and concurrent and predictive validity in interrater agreement; also corresponded with observed…
Descriptors: Child Development, Factor Analysis, Interpersonal Competence, Measurement Techniques
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Rubin, Kenneth H.; Trotter, Kristin T. – Developmental Psychology, 1977
Examined 3 methodological issues in the use of Kohlberg's Moral Judgment Scale: (1) test-retest reliability, (2) consistency of moral judgment stages from one dilemma to the next, and (3) influence of subject's verbal facility on the projective test scores. Forty children in grades 3 and 5 participated. (JMB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Measurement Techniques, Moral Development, Test Reliability
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Marsh, Herbert W.; Ellis, Louise A.; Craven, Rhonda G. – Developmental Psychology, 2002
Developed and tested the psychometric properties of the 38-item Self Description Questionnaire for Preschoolers. Found that the scale was reliable for young children, first-order and higher order confirmatory factor analysis models fit the data, and factor correlations were mostly moderate. Achievement test scores correlated moderately with…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Measurement Techniques, Measures (Individuals), Personality Measures