In an earlier study, I. Newman and D. Waechter (1999) investigated graduate education students' perceptions and attitudes toward cheating in scientific research. A questionnaire was developed that was based on reactions and concerns related to cheating behavior seen in a public television video about faking scientific data. This study examined the…

The dispositional motivation of individuals to engage in information processing was studied through an instrument, the Need for Closure Scale (NFCS) (A. Kruglanski and others, 1996), developed to measure differences in the need for structure and closure. One goal of the two studies reported was to address criticisms related to the dimensionality…

The purpose of this study was to examine the factor structure that underlies students' perceptions of intellectual progress and personal growth and to suggest additional ways of using survey information. The study was based on a sample of 68,650 students who completed the American College Testing College Outcomes between 1999 and 2001. From the…

This study used confirmatory factor analytic methods to investigate whether the subscales of the Advanced Placement International English Language examination (APIEL[R]) measuring Writing, Speaking, Listening, and Reading were invariant across 2 groups, 197 Chinese students and 434 German students. Since categorical responses were observed on…

A reliable criterion system was developed for responses to a follow-up questionnaire and precounseling goal check list to appraise the effects of counseling. (Author)

Examines the factor structure of the Dogmatism Scale Form E and gathers evidence pertaining to the questions of validity, multidimensional, and use of the DS as a summated rating scale--questions inherent in the Vacchiano (1967) and Penhazur (1971) studies. (Author)

The study revealed the Mexican-American children were less mature. Factor structures for both groups are analyzed. (ST)

The evidence of this study suggests that it is useful to think of creativity and intelligence as the outgrowths of distinct (although overlapping) sets of influences, even when this is not well indicated by discriminant-convergent validation analyses carried out with respect to tests (in contrast to factors). (Authors)

The theoretical expectations of duality of attitude structure and comparative lack of bipolarity have now been found using both R and Q methodologies. (Author)

The Survey of Reading Attitudes was administered to fifth and sixth graders. A factor analysis revealed eight factors: Expressed Reading Difficulty, Reading as Enjoyment, Reading Group, Silent vs. Oral Reading, Alternative Learning Modes, Reading as Direct Reinforcement, Comics, and Reading Anxiety. The obtained factor structure was compared with…

Examined the relationship between personality and psychopathology using the Multivariate Personality Inventory (MPI) (N=100). Results showed significant differences among groups, which indicates that the personality groups as defined by the MPI in a normal population perform as would be predicted from work with pathological groups. (JAC)

Factor analyzed the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) across nine age groups in the standardization sample. When three- and four-factor analyses were performed, the familiar three-factor structure (Verbal Comprehension, Perceptual Organization, and Freedom From Distractibility) was clearly visible. (Author/JAC)

Examined the factor structure of the Counselor Rating Form (CRF). Real clients (N=110) completed the CRF at the conclusion of counseling. The results suggest the existence of only one major factor underlying clients' perceptions of counselors. The one-factor model performed as well as the three-factor model. (Author/JAC)

The concurrent validity of Quality of Effort scales and background items from the College Student Experiences (CSE) questionnaire was estimated relative to criterion variables from the same CSE instrument that represented perceptions by students of grades earned to data and growth in selected cognitive and affective dimensions. (Author/PN)