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Betz, Ilana Roth; Blood, Gordon W.; Blood, Ingrid M. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2008
To determine how early "the stuttering stereotype" is assigned, 160 university students rated a hypothetical vignette depicting either a 3-, 4-, 5-, or 6-year-old with or without the statement "He stutters". A factor analysis of the semantic differential scale showed a three-factor solution comprised of 17 of the 25 bi-polar adjective pairs. The…
Descriptors: Sentences, Student Attitudes, Stereotypes, Stuttering
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Bauer, Christopher F. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2008
The development of a 20-item semantic differential assessment instrument for measuring student attitudes toward the subject of chemistry is described (Attitude toward the Subject of Chemistry Inventory-ASCI). Instrument subscales and survey items pertain to interest and utility, anxiety, intellectual accessibility, emotional satisfaction, and…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Student Attitudes, Semantics, Chemistry
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Geake, John G.; Gross, Miraca U. M. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2008
A frequent reason for teachers not making special provisions for a gifted child is that the child is "not fitting in socially." The conjecture that a psychological source of such negative affect has evolved along with human language was tested with a large sample (N = 377) of teachers in England, Scotland, and Australia who were…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Semantics, Factor Structure, Semantic Differential
Stiggins, Richard J.; Byers, Joe L. – 1973
A series of eleven concepts, eight of which were presented in a teacher training course, were rated by 252 undergraduate education majors on 15 semantic differential scales at the beginning and end of the course in an attempt to assess changes in the factor structure of semantic space and changes in the connotative meanings of the concepts. Scales…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Factor Analysis, Research Reports
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Smith, Raymond G.; Nichols, Harold J. – Journal of Communication, 1973
Results indicate that the troublesome scale/concept interaction which in past studies has lowered the internal validity of many investigations can be reduced by the simple expedient of controlling for homogeneity of domain of scales and concepts employed. (Authors)
Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Factor Analysis, Item Analysis, Semantic Differential
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Thomas, Kenneth R.; And Others – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 1979
Factor analysis of ratings of rehabilitation concepts across semantic differential scales indicated physically disabled adults connotatively structure their worlds along three major dimensions: attractiveness, dynamism, and morality. Potential theoretical implications are discussed. Descriptive information on factors of meaning extracted and…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Factor Analysis, Interpersonal Attraction, Moral Issues
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Francis, Leslie J.; Robbins, Mandy; Gibson, Harry M. – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2006
A sample of 755 school pupils between the ages of 11 and 18 years completed the Benson and Spilka semantic differential measure of God images. Factor analysis indicated the advantages of re-scoring the measure as an eight item unidimensional index, defining semantic space relating to God images ranging from negative affect to positive affect.…
Descriptors: Semantics, Semantic Differential, Factor Analysis, Measures (Individuals)
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Pierce, W. David; Sydie, R. A.; Stratkotter, Rainer – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2003
Male and female participants (N = 274) made judgments about the social concepts of "feminist," "man," and "woman" on 63 semantic differential items. Factor analysis identified three basic dimensions termed evaluative, potency, and activity as well as two secondary factors called expressiveness and sexuality. Results for the evaluative dimension…
Descriptors: Feminism, Sex Stereotypes, Semantics, Semantic Differential
Bishop, J. Joe – 1999
A study explored the meanings of democracy held by teachers and students in each of the three types of secondary schools in an emerging democracy (the Czech Republic) by locating the meaning in multi-dimensional semantic space. Data were collected during 2 months of fieldwork conducted in the Czech Republic during the fall of 1997. Students and…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Data Collection, Democracy, Factor Analysis
White, William F. – 1969
During a summer institute at the University of Georgia, 10 concepts of 144 teachers (120 females and 24 males) were assessed. This study examined the structure of the affect that teachers in six majority Negro school districts had on the teacher learning process. Twelve adjective pairs were used to measure each of the following ten concepts: (1)…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Black Teachers, Factor Analysis, Institutes (Training Programs)