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Daniel A. DeCino; Steven R. Chesnut; Phillip L. Waalkes; Reed N. Keen – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2025
Objective: The purpose of this study was to develop and validate the Counselor Self-Reflection Inventory (CSRI) from a Transformative Learning Theory framework for counselors, and counselors-in-training to use in clinical and training settings. Method: A sample of 351, mostly female (86.89%), white (85.19%), counselors with MS or MA (88.08%)…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Attitude Measures
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Tamir, Pinchas; Amir, Ruth – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1987
Reviews a study that analyzed the inquiry-oriented matriculation tests of 12th-grade biology students (N=3650) in Israel for the purpose of finding the interrelationships among 21 process skills. Discusses the seven factors that emerged from factor analysis and indicates the theoretical and practical implications of the findings. (ML)
Descriptors: Biology, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries, Inquiry
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Gardner, P. L. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1987
Discusses the complicating effects of ambivalence on the validity of science attitude measurement scales. Cites studies indicating that the positive and negative effects about a particular psychological object are not necessarily bipolar. Suggests the use of factor analysis to check dimensionality in instruments. (TW)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Factor Analysis, Forced Choice Technique, Item Analysis
Harris, Jimmy Carl; Clemmons, Sandra – 1996
This paper presents the results of a search for an appropriate test of critical thinking to screen college freshmen. The search for an appropriate test of critical thinking was initiated in the Fall 1995 semester at an open-admissions comprehensive university, which normally assigns entering freshmen with ACT composite scores of 17 or less to…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen, Compensatory Education, Critical Thinking