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Young, Chase – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2014
This study investigates how reading ability and personality traits predict the quality of verbal discussions in peer-led literature circles. Third grade literature discussions were recorded, transcribed, and coded. The coded statements and questions were quantified into a quality of engagement score. Through multiple linear regression, the…
Descriptors: Literature Appreciation, Discussion Groups, Predictor Variables, Grade 3
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Handel, Richard W.; Arnau, Randolph C.; Archer, Robert P.; Dandy, Kristina L. – Assessment, 2006
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory--Adolescent (MMPI-A) and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory--2 (MMPI-2) True Response Inconsistency (TRIN) scales are measures of acquiescence and nonacquiescence included among the standard validity scales on these instruments. The goals of this study were to evaluate the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Protocol Analysis, Effect Size, Personality Measures
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Pinsoneault, Terry B. – Psychological Assessment, 2005
The ability of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent (MMPI-A; J. N. Butcher et al., 1992) validity scales to detect random, partially random, and nonrandom MMPI-A protocols was investigated. Investigations included the Variable Response Inconsistency scale (VRIN), F, several potentially useful new F and VRIN subscales, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Personality Measures, Test Validity, Protocol Analysis
Shotsberger, Paul G. – 1993
To generate a useful means of analyzing think-aloud protocols of individual students, and to determine the extent to which practical information might be derived from transcripts and videotapes, this project focused on the problem-solving behaviors of 17 sixth-grade students videotaped while solving routine textbook word problems. Using a…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Behavior Patterns, Check Lists, Classification