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Mazer, Joseph P.; Thompson, Blair – Communication Education, 2016
This study offers validity evidence for the Parental Academic Support Scale, a 16-item multidimensional measure that assesses support related to a child's academic performance, classroom behavior, preparation, hostile peer interactions, and health. Confirmatory factor analysis of the Parental Academic Support Scale (PASS) revealed a close model…
Descriptors: Multidimensional Scaling, Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Peer Relationship
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Tittle, Carol Kehr; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1996
The construct validity of scores on the Mathematics Assessment Questionnaire of 1,505 junior high school students was studied using 3-way multidimensional scaling analyses. Findings generally support validity and confirm that psychological constructs are differentially important to students' perceptions of instructional activity settings. (SLD)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Construct Validity, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools
Edmundson, Elizabeth W.; Koch, William R. – 1990
A study involving 234 Texas college students was undertaken to develop and test the validity and reliability of an instrument designed to measure college students' attitudes toward alcohol. Special attention was given to the content and construct validity of the instrument. Subjects ranged in age from 18 to 24 years. The mapping sentence served as…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Students, Construct Validity, Content Validity
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Reis, Janet; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1987
This paper reports on the psychometric properties of a multidimensional inventory battery used for evaluating the parenting behavior of 693 parents enrolled in family support programs. Parents, depression, knowledge of child development, attitudes toward child rearing, and available social support were studied. Inventory can be administered with…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Rearing, Construct Validity, Family Programs