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Bhattacharyya, Gautam – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2014
The skill of proposing mechanisms of reactions using the electron-pushing formalism (EPF) is not only of value to practicing organic chemists but it is also emphasized to students enrolled in organic chemistry courses at all levels. Several research studies in the past decade have documented the difficulties that undergraduate, and even graduate…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, College Science, Student Problems, Problem Solving
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Busse, R. T.; Elliott, Stephen N.; Kratochwill, Thomas R. – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2010
The purpose of this article is to present Convergent Evidence Scaling (CES) as an emergent method for combining data from multiple assessment indicators. The CES method combines single-case assessment data by converging data gathered across multiple persons, settings, or measures, thereby providing an overall criterion-referenced outcome on which…
Descriptors: Scaling, Integrity, Decision Making, State Programs
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Hammond, Marie S.; Lockman, Jennifer D.; Boling, Timothy – Journal of Career Assessment, 2010
Brown and Krane have posited a tripartite model of career indecision, which includes three higher order factors: negative affect, poor vocational identity development, and lack of career information. The purpose of this study was to examine the adequacy of their tripartite model of career indecision for African American students, considering that…
Descriptors: Careers, African American Students, Information Needs, Emotional Intelligence
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Zientek, Linda Reichwein; Thompson, Bruce – Research in the Schools, 2010
Self-efficacy and mathematics anxiety have been identified as predictors of mathematics achievement. In the present study, secondary analyses on matrix summaries available from prior published studies were utilized to investigate the contribution that self-efficacy and mathematics anxiety made in mathematics performance. Commonality analyses were…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Anxiety, Predictor Variables
Wood, Phillip – 1994
The Reflective Judgment Model and associated interview (RJI) (Kitchener and King, 1981) measure the ability of individuals to reason about ill-structured problems. It has gained popularity as a measure of college outcomes associated with postsecondary education. This study examines general claims for the model made from existing data from 15 of 25…
Descriptors: Error of Measurement, Higher Education, Individual Differences, Interviews