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The School Counselor Leadership Survey: Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Validation
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Young, Anita A.; Bryan, Julia A. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2018
Researchers examined data from a national sample of 776 school counselors to further determine the factor structure of the School Counselor Leadership Survey. Confirmatory factor analyses supported use of a modified 5-factor model. Survey scores demonstrated good internal consistency and convergent validity. Differences between supervisors and…
Descriptors: School Counselors, Leadership, Factor Analysis, School Counseling
Evidence Regarding the Internal Structure: Confirmatory Factor Analysis
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Lewis, Todd F. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2017
American Educational Research Association (AERA) standards stipulate that researchers show evidence of the internal structure of instruments. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) is one structural equation modeling procedure designed to assess construct validity of assessments that has broad applicability for counselors interested in instrument…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Factor Analysis, Structural Equation Models, Construct Validity
Preliminary Proactive Sample Size Determination for Confirmatory Factor Analysis Models
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Koran, Jennifer – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2016
Proactive preliminary minimum sample size determination can be useful for the early planning stages of a latent variable modeling study to set a realistic scope, long before the model and population are finalized. This study examined existing methods and proposed a new method for proactive preliminary minimum sample size determination.
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Sample Size, Models, Sampling
Behavioral Consequences of Drinking: An Investigation of Factorial Invariance across Gender
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Derby, Dustin C.; Smith, Thomas J. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2014
The purpose of the current study was to assess the gender invariance of an a priori four-factor solution of behavioral consequences of drinking. Results evidenced strong partial measurement invariance, with marginal structural invariance, which signals that the underlying constructs possessed the same theoretical structure for both men and women.
Descriptors: Drinking, Gender Differences, Measurement, Factor Structure
Motivation and Engagement in the Workplace: Examining a Multidimensional Framework and Instrument from a Measurement and Evaluation Perspective
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Martin, Andrew J. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2009
This investigation conducts measurement and evaluation of a multidimensional model of workplace motivation and engagement from a construct validation perspective. Two studies were conducted, one using the multi-item multidimensional Motivation and Engagement Scale-Work (N = 637 school personnel) and one using a parallel short form (N = 574 school…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Motivation, School Personnel, Models
Can We Feel Confident in How We Measure College Confidence?: A Psychometric Investigation of the College Self-Efficacy Inventory
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Barry, Carol L.; Finney, Sara J. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2009
Two studies were conducted to examine validity evidence for the College Self-Efficacy Inventory, by investigating dimensionality and theoretically based relationships with external criteria. Modifications to the scale yielded an adequately fitting three-factor model, and most hypothesized relationships were empirically supported. However,…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Disproportionate Representation, Construct Validity, Psychometrics