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The Predictive Validity of Critical Thinking Disposition on Middle-Grades Math Achievement
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LaVenia, Mark; Pineau, Kristina N.; Lang, Laura B. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2010
This study investigates the predictive validity of students' levels of critical thinking disposition, as measured by the California Measure of Mental Motivation (CM3; Giancarlo, Blohm, & Urdan, 2004) for students' math achievement, as measured by the Mathematics assessment included in the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT). The CM3…
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Magnet Schools, Predictive Validity, Integrity
Development and Psychometric Evaluation of a New Assessment Method for Childhood Maltreatment Experiences: The Interview for Traumatic Events in Childhood (ITEC)
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Lobbestael, Jill; Arntz, Arnoud; Harkema-Schouten, Petra; Bernstein, David – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2009
Objective: We conducted a comprehensive assessment of the reliability and validity of the Interview for Traumatic Events in Childhood (ITEC, Lobbestael, Arntz, Kremers, & Sieswerda, 2006), a retrospective, semi-structured interview for childhood maltreatment. The ITEC aims to yield dimensional scores for severity of experiences of different…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Sexual Abuse
Achievement Goals in Physical Education: Examining the Predictive Ability of Five Different Dimensions of Motivational Climate
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Barkoukis, Vassilis; Thogersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie; Ntoumanis, Nikos; Nikitaras, Nikitas – European Physical Education Review, 2007
The aim of the present study was to investigate the differential relationships between five dimensions of motivational climate and achievement goals, as the latter have been conceptualized by the revised achievement goal theory. Adolescents (N = 336, M age = 13.45 years, SD = 1.04) participating in a summer camp in southern Greece took part in the…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Achievement Need, Measures (Individuals), Program Effectiveness
The Refinement of a Worksite Health Promotion Post-Program Evaluation Instrument.
Golaszewski, Thomas; And Others – Health Education, 1990
An evaluation instrument, DataPac, was developed and pilot-tested to assess the efficacy of corporate health promotion programs. This article reports results of a study to evaluate the DataPac questionnaire for construct validity, criterion validity, and stability reliability. Implications for worksite health programs are discussed. (IAH)
Descriptors: Adults, Construct Validity, Evaluation Methods, Fringe Benefits
Identification and Nurturance of Extraordinarily Precocious Young Children. Annual Report to the Spencer Foundation (Granting Period: September 1976 through August 1977).
Robinson, Halbert B.; And Others – 1977
This study was designed to examine the predictive significance of different types and degrees of precocity in preschool children and to assess the effects of participation in a model preschool-kindergarten program operated in conjunction with the study. Extraordinary precocity is defined for this study as performance at the norm for children twice…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Demonstration Programs, Educational Experience