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Validation of the Family Educational and Learning Capitals Questionnaire: An Australian Perspective
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Phillipson, Shane N.; Phillipson, Sivanes; Francis, Mariko A. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2017
There is a growing recognition that parents play an important role in the academic achievement of their children. This role includes both the interactions they have with their children and the management of resources that can contribute to their children's achievement. To better understand parents' roles, it is important to understand their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Role, Parent Attitudes, Educational Attitudes
The Analysis of High School Students' Conceptions of Learning in Different Domains
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Sadi, Özlem – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2015
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether or not conceptions of learning diverge in different science domains by identifying high school students' conceptions of learning in physics, chemistry and biology. The Conceptions of Learning Science (COLS) questionnaire was adapted for physics (Conceptions of Learning Physics, COLP), chemistry…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Attitudes, Educational Attitudes, Scientific Attitudes
Adolescent Future Expectations of Work, Education, Family, and Community: Development of a New Measure
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McWhirter, Ellen Hawley; McWhirter, Benedict T. – Youth & Society, 2008
The development and validation of a measure of adolescent future expectations associated with work, education, family, health, and church/community participation is presented. The 25-item measure was administered to a sample of 389 7th- to 12th-grade urban poor and working-class Chilean students. Results of an exploratory principal axis factor…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Validity, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis
Preservice Teachers' Beliefs about Learning and Knowledge.
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Klein, Perry D. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1996
Survey of 279 students entering the Faculty of Education at the University of Western Ontario revealed a structure of beliefs about learning and knowledge having 10 factors that were nearly orthogonal with each other. Most students endorsed a view of learning that included both constructivist and transmission-oriented themes. Contains 58…
Descriptors: Beliefs, College Students, Constructivism (Learning), Education Majors
The Development and Factor Structure of the Educational Beliefs Questionnaire.
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Silvernail, David L. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1992
The self-report Educational Beliefs Questionnaire (EBQ) was constructed, and its construct validity was studied with 610 elementary school and secondary school teachers. The instrument assesses beliefs about five specific educational concepts. Further research will determine whether the 3-factor model still applies to a 20-item version of the EBQ.…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Beliefs, Construct Validity, Educational Attitudes
Epistemological Development and Academic Performance among Secondary Students.
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Schommer, Marlene – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1993
An epistemological questionnaire assessing student beliefs about simple knowledge, certain knowledge, quick learning, and fixed ability to learn was administered to more than 1,000 high school students. Results demonstrate some epistemological development during high school and suggest that epistemological beliefs predict grade point average. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beliefs, Cognitive Development, Educational Attitudes