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Direct linkBrouwers, Symen A.; Mishra, Ramesh C.; van de Vijver, Fons J. R. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2006
The confounding of chronological and educational age and of schooling and socioeconomic status are persistent problems in the study of the cognitive consequences of schooling. The educational system among the Kharwar in India provides a natural experiment to overcome these problems, since it shows neither source of confounding. The sample…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Factor Structure, Foreign Countries, Cognitive Development
O'Keefe, Maura; Mennen, Ferol; Lane, Christianne Joy – Research on Social Work Practice, 2006
The Youth Self Report (YSR) is a popular and widely used instrument assessing adolescent emotional and behavioral functioning. The goals of the present study were to address some of the limitations of the YSR, to examine its factor structure and equivalence across four racial/ethnic groups, and to determine if another combination of items could…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Ethnic Groups, Factor Structure, Self Disclosure (Individuals)
Junttila, Niina; Voeten, Marinus; Kaukiainen, Ari; Vauras, Marja – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2006
The Multisource Assessment of Social Competence Scale was developed, based on the School Social Behavior Scale and examined to test the factor pattern and the consistency of the ratings of self, peers, teachers, and parents. The findings of the confirmatory factor analysis supported a four-factor solution consistent with two main dimensions…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Social Behavior, Interpersonal Competence, Empathy
Lecavalier, Luc; Aman, Michael G.; Scahill, Lawrence; McDougle, Christopher J.; McCracken, James T.; Vitiello, Benedetto; Tierney, Elaine; Arnold, L. Eugene; Ghuman, Jaswinder K.; Loftin, Rachel L.; Cronin, Pegeen; Koenig, Kathleen; Posey, David J.; Martin, Andres; Hollway, Jill; Lee, Lisa S.; Kau, Alice S. M. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2006
The factor structure, internal consistency, and convergent validity of the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) algorithm items were examined in a sample of 226 youngsters with pervasive developmental disabilities. Exploratory factor analyses indicated a three-factor solution closely resembling the original algorithm and explaining 38% of…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Measures (Individuals), Measurement Techniques, Autism
Ridenour, Ty A.; Greenberg, Mark T.; Cook, Elizabeth T. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2006
No self-report measure of attachment is well validated for middle-childhood. This study examined the validity and factor structure of the People in My Life (PIML) measure in 320 urban, fifth and sixth graders. Validity analyses consisted of correlational analyses between PIML subscales and the Child Behavior Checklist, Delinquency Rating Scale for…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Validity, Attachment Behavior, Grade 5
Eckes, Thomas; Grotjahn, Rudiger – Language Testing, 2006
What C-tests actually measure has been an issue of debate for many years. In the present research, the authors examined the hypothesis that C-tests measure general language proficiency. A total of 843 participants from four independent samples took a German C-test along with the TestDaF (Test of German as a Foreign Language). Rasch measurement…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Language Proficiency, German, Factor Analysis
Download full textBang, Keeyeon – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2006
This study examined the effects of the age, gender, education, and counseling experience of Korean supervisees on their self-and-other awareness, motivation, and autonomy: the three structures of the Integrated Developmental Model of supervision (Stoltenberg & Delworth, 1987). All three structures of the IDM had positive relationships with…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Supervisory Methods, Counseling Techniques, Counseling Psychology
Fago, George C. – 1995
When William G. Perry (1968) developed his scheme of nine stages of cognitive development, most of which are experienced during the college years, he did not attempt to quantify it. Subsequently, T. D. Erwin (1983) constructed a scale that attempted to quantify the Perry scheme. His findings supported the overall conception of student development…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Developmental Stages
Latkovich, Sharon A. – 1996
The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) is used to assess the behavioral problems and social competencies of children. Its broad usage in both practitioner and research contexts has led to misapplications as compared to the CBCL's original intended purpose. In addition, the composition of the normative sample presents particular difficulties for…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Problems, Blacks, Children
Shaughnessy, Michael F.; And Others – 1993
This study explored personality variables measured by the 16 Personality Factor (16PF) test and their relevance to success, as defined by the final course grade, in college calculus courses with 94 students. Two personality variables were significant predictors of success as determined by the final course grade. A Statistical Analysis System…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Calculus, College Students, Factor Structure
Byrne, Barbara M. – 1992
A study was conducted to: (1) test for the factorial validity of the 22-item Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) separately for 742 male and 801 female elementary school teachers and 659 male and 721 female secondary school teachers in Central Canada; (2) cross-validate findings across a second independent sample for each teacher group; and (3) test…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Content Validity, Correlation, Elementary School Teachers
Taylor, Matthew J.; And Others – 1993
Psychometric information was determined for two scales commonly used in early intervention programs and research, the Family Support Scale (FSS) (C. J. Dunst and others, 1984) and the Family Resource Scale (FRS) (C. J. Dunst and H. E. Leet, 1985). These questionnaires measure the perceptions of support for families with children with disabilities…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Research, Factor Analysis
Kishton, Joseph; Starrett, Raymond H. – 1983
Ego development data were collected from two groups of subjects. One group consisted of 175 students from junior high, senior high, and college. The second group was comprised of 136 adults who were either teachers and administrators of a medium-sized public school system, or long-time employees of a large chemical manufacturing corporation.…
Descriptors: Adults, Data Collection, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure
Marsh, Herbert W.; And Others – 1984
Multiple dimensions of self-concept, inferred self-concepts based upon responses by peers and by teachers, and academic achievement measures were collected in a sample of 559 fifth grade students. Exploratory/conventional factor analyses of responses to the Self Description Questionnaire (SDQ) clearly identified the eight facets of self-concept…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Grade 5
Byrnes, Deborah A.; Kiger, Gary – 1987
Two scales were developed to measure racial attitudes in contemporary society: the Social Scale and the Social Scenarios Scale. New scales were needed because the items in older tests are outdated, and because in modern society negative attitudes are often masked by rationalizations that purportedly do not have to do with racial prejudice. The new…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Blacks, Education Majors, Factor Structure
