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Renken, Maggie D.; McMahan, Ethan A.; Nitkova, Martina – Teaching of Psychology, 2015
Psychology-specific epistemological beliefs (EBs) are believed to influence students' approach to and performance in psychology courses. However, empirical research on this topic is limited due in part to a lack of well-validated instruments measuring this construct. The primary objective of this research was to develop and validate the…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Beliefs, Epistemology, Test Validity
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Neimeyer, Greg J.; Lee, Geoffrey A.; Saferstein, Jocelyn; Pickett, Yohance – Teaching of Psychology, 2004
We conducted 2 studies to assess and enhance levels of graduate preparation. In Study 1, 248 undergraduates and 28 graduate students completed a new measure of graduate preparation, the Grad Prep Quiz. Results documented the psychometric utility and the predictive validity of the measure, with graduate students scoring significantly higher on this…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Psychometrics, Predictive Validity, Graduate Students
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Keeley, Jared; Smith, Dale; Buskist, William – Teaching of Psychology, 2006
We converted the Teacher Behaviors Checklist (TBC; Buskist, Sikorski, Buckley, & Saville, 2002) to an evaluative instrument to assess teaching by adding specific instructions and a Likert-type scale. Factor analysis of the modified TBC produced 2 subscales: caring and supportive and professional competency and communication skills. Further…
Descriptors: Teacher Behavior, Check Lists, Factor Analysis, Teacher Evaluation