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Nunez-Pena, M. Isabel; Suarez-Pellicioni, Macarena; Guilera, Georgina; Mercade-Carranza, Clara – Learning and Individual Differences, 2013
The aim of this study was to adapt and assess the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the sMARS in terms of evidence of validity and reliability of scores. The sMARS was administered to 342 students and, in order to assess convergent and discriminant validity, several subsamples completed a series of related tests. The factorial…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Validity, Rating Scales, Mathematics Tests
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Blazhenkova, Olesya; Becker, Michael; Kozhevnikov, Maria – Learning and Individual Differences, 2011
A new self-report instrument, the Children's Object-Spatial Imagery and Verbal Questionnaire (C-OSIVQ), was designed to assess cognitive styles in younger populations (8-17 years old). The questionnaire was based on the previously developed adult version of the Object-Spatial Imagery and Verbal Questionnaire (OSIVQ; Blazhenkova & Kozhevnikov,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Questionnaires, Verbal Communication, Children
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Chiesi, Francesca; Ciancaleoni, Matteo; Galli, Silvia; Morsanyi, Kinga; Primi, Caterina – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
Item Response Theory (IRT) models were applied to investigate the psychometric properties of the Arthur and Day's Advanced Progressive Matrices-Short Form (APM-SF; 1994) [Arthur and Day (1994). "Development of a short form for the Raven Advanced Progressive Matrices test." "Educational and Psychological Measurement, 54," 395-403] in order to test…
Descriptors: College Students, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics
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Neubauer, Anna; Gawrilow, Caterina; Hasselhorn, Marcus – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
A preschooler's ability to delay gratification in the waiting task is predictive of several developmental outcomes, despite this task's relatively low reliability level. Success in this task depends on the use of distraction strategies. The new Watch-and-Wait Task (WWT) has been developed to enhance reliability and to investigate whether the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Preschool Children, Delay of Gratification, Grade 1
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Zhang, Xiao; Nurmi, Jari-Erik; Kiuru, Noona; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina; Aunola, Kaisa – Learning and Individual Differences, 2011
This study aims to validate a teacher-report measure of children's task-avoidant behavior, namely the Behavioral Strategy Rating Scale (BSRS), in a sample of 352 Finnish children. In each of the four waves from Kindergarten to Grade 2, teachers rated children's task-avoidant behavior using the BSRS, children completed reading and mathematics…
Descriptors: Test Items, Validity, Mathematics Tests, Rating Scales
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Injoque-Ricle, Irene; Calero, Alejandra D.; Alloway, Tracy P.; Burin, Debora I. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2011
The Automated Working Memory Assessment battery was designed to assess verbal and visuospatial passive and active working memory processing in children and adolescents. The aim of this paper is to present the adaptation and validation of the AWMA battery to Argentinean Spanish-speaking children aged 6 to 11 years. Verbal subtests were adapted and…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Word Order, Spanish Speaking, Verbal Communication
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Chiesi, Francesca; Primi, Caterina – Learning and Individual Differences, 2009
The aim of the present research was to test the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Survey of Attitudes Toward Statistics (SATS) in order to acquire a valid instrument to measure attitudes inside the Italian educational context. The SATS was administered to Italian-speaking undergraduate students enrolled in introductory…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Validity, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis