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Dorman, Jeffrey P. – Learning Environments Research, 2008
This article describes the validation of scores on actual and preferred forms of the What Is Happening In this Class? (WIHIC). The WIHIC is a 56-item instrument that assesses seven classroom environment dimensions: Student Cohesiveness, Teacher Support, Involvement, Investigation, Task Orientation, Cooperation and Equity. A sample of 978 secondary…
Descriptors: Multitrait Multimethod Techniques, Construct Validity, Foreign Countries, Psychometrics
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Cavanagh, Robert F.; Romanoski, Joseph T. – Learning Environments Research, 2006
The article examines theoretical issues associated with measurement in the human sciences and ensuring data from rating scale instruments are measures. An argument is made that using raw scores from rating scale instruments for subsequent arithmetic operations and applying linear statistics is less preferable than using measures. These theoretical…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Raw Scores, Psychometrics, Measurement