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Scheer, David; Egener, Lea; Laubenstein, Désirée; Melzer, Conny – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2023
Within educational and social discourses, the term 'inclusion' has various meanings. In both research and practice, there is no official definition of inclusion. Nevertheless, subjective definitions affect pedagogical acts. We developed the Definitions of Inclusion Questionnaire ["Fragebogen zur Erfassung subjektiver Definitionen von…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Psychometrics, Definitions, Inclusion
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Shiau Huai Choong; Esther Gnanamalar Sarojini Daniel; Dorothy Dewitt – Journal of International and Comparative Education, 2025
This article describes the development of a Confucian heritage culture (CHC) scale, where a conceptual definition of CHC emerged from interdisciplinary perspectives. The scale dimensions adopted interdisciplinary perspectives from history, psychology, political science, and science education. The validity and reliability of the scale were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Confucianism, Cultural Background, Heritage Education
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Lachapelle, Cathy P.; Cunningham, Christine M.; Oh, Yoonkyung – International Journal of Science Education, 2019
Technology is important to all aspects of our lives, so helping students develop an accurate understanding of technology should be an educational goal at the K-12 level. Assessments are important tools in reaching this goal. We developed an instrument to measure the technology conceptions of children ages 8-11, the 'What is Technology' (WT)…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Knowledge Level, Elementary School Students, Technology
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Rubie-Davies, Christine; Asil, Mustafa; Teo, Timothy – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2016
The class climate is acknowledged as being related to student learning. Students learn more in classrooms that are supportive and caring. However, there are few class climate instruments at the elementary school level. The aim of the current study was to assess the measurement invariance of a recently developed scale in a different context (New…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Classroom Environment, Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes
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Brown, Tiffany L.; Krishnakumar, Ambika – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2007
Racial and ethnic socialization are an integral part of African American parenting strategies. Varied conceptualizations and operationalizations of racial and ethnic socialization exist within the literature with limited evidence of the validity of existing measures. The purpose of this study is to develop a comprehensive definition of racial and…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Socialization, Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis
Loebl, Andrew S.; Campbell, Rex R. – 1974
The traditional dichotomies of urban and rural may no longer be valid. Investigating whether or not there are socially significant areal units to redefine rural and urban areas, the report described one attempt to delineate such units and to test them for sociological utility. Counties were placed in homogeneous social units based upon the…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Classification, Concept Formation, Definitions