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Measuring and Monitoring Conceptions of Research
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Zhang, Ran; Zwaal, Wichard; Otting, Hans – Studies in Higher Education, 2018
This study assessed the validity and reliability of the Meyer, Shanahan, and Laugksch's Conceptions of Research Inventory using data collected from 227 undergraduate hotel management students in the Netherlands. The results of a series of exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses showed substantial empirical support for the five-factor…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Hospitality Occupations, Business Administration Education, Test Reliability
Determination and Validation of the Project for Educational Research That Scales (PERTS) Survey Factor Structure
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Hanson, Janet – Journal of Educational Issues, 2017
This study used exploratory factor analysis to test the factor structure of the Project for Educational Research That Scales (PERTS) instrument. Research that reports the reliability, construct validity, and factor structure of the PERTS scale is useful for interpreting the results from the use of the widely distributed survey and for suggesting…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Factor Structure, Program Validation, Factor Analysis
Response to "Rating Teachers Cheaper, Faster, and Better: Not so Fast": It's About Evidence
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Gargani, John; Strong, Michael – Journal of Teacher Education, 2015
In Gargani and Strong (2014), we describe The Rapid Assessment of Teacher Effectiveness (RATE), a new teacher evaluation instrument. Our account of the validation research associated with RATE inspired a review by Good and Lavigne (2015). Here, we reply to the main points of their review. We elaborate on the validity, reliability, theoretical…
Descriptors: Evidence, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Evaluation, Evaluation Methods