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Williams, Frank E. – 1968
The results of this study do not indicate any relationship between a child's performance on a creativity test and certain personality factors contributing to creativity, as measured by the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking and the CPQ. At both third and fourth grade levels, scores for the same child on the two tests were independent of each…
Descriptors: Correlation, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Data Analysis
Landis, H. John – 1972
Results of this validation study of a slightly modified version of the Coppersmith Self-Esteem Inventory substantiate its use with seventh graders to assess Goal I (concerning self-understanding and appreciation of self-worth) of the Educational Quality Assessment Program in Pennsylvania. Appendixes include the definition and rationale for Goal I,…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Check Lists, Correlation
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DeCasper, Helen S.; Tittle, Carol Kehr – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1988
Analysis of the factor structure of rankings and ratings of three sets of values illustrates how counselors use them in working with adolescents. Data were analyzed from 600 interviews with eleventh graders. The analyses of gender-related differences give counselors perspectives from which to explore the values students consider important in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Counseling, Counseling Techniques, Decision Making
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Keith, Timothy Z. – School Psychology Review, 1985
Three levels from the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) standardization sample were randomly selected and their subtest score intercorrelations were subjected to factor analysis. The analyses yielded minor inconsistencies which suggest the instrument does not primarily measure simultaneous and sequential processing and achievement as…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cognitive Processes, Correlation, Elementary Education
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Hosler, Allan M.; Schmid, John – Journal of Experimental Education, 1985
Professional and personal characteristics of elementary, secondary, and college teachers were studied in terms of the results of a number of earlier factor analytic studies. Two characteristics were found at all levels: informed presentation of the course curriculum and sympathy and fairness toward students. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Factor Analysis
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Clarkson, Philip C. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1984
This exploratory study investigated whether Papua New Guinea university students and their western counterparts perceive lecturers similarly. Survey forms listed performance facets judged important by American and Australian students. Papua New Guinea students differed primarily because they did not distinguish between the organizational quality…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Cultural Differences, Developing Nations, Evaluation Criteria
Seopa, Mampone A.; Laugksch, Rudiger C.; Aldridge, Jill M.; Fraser, Barry J. – 2003
As part of an effort to monitor the transformation of classrooms within Limpopo Province, South Africa, an instrument was developed to assess students perceptions of their learning environments. The developed questionnaire, the Outcomes-Based Learning Environment Questionnaire (OBLEQ), was designed to measure the impact of the Curriculum 2005…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Environment, Evaluation Methods, Factor Structure
Gadalla, Tahany – 1999
The factor structure of the responses of girls and boys to the mathematics items on the background questionnaire of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) was examined in an effort to identify the constructs that underlie the students' attitudes toward the study of mathematics. In addition, the hypothesis of equality of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Klieme, Eckhard; Clausen, Marten – 1999
Facets of problem solving instruction (PSI) were studied in German mathematics classrooms. Nine different facets of PSI were identified from the research literature, and a video rating form was developed to assess these facets and teacher effectiveness. Videotaped mathematics lessons (n=147) for German eighth graders from the sample for the Third…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Factor Structure, Foreign Countries, Grade 8
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Miller, Max D. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1982
A review of the literature, existing instructional theory, and critical incident techniques aided in the development of a rating instrument consisting of 40 items regarding the clinical experiences of third-year medical students. Factor analysis indicated that clinical teaching can be described in terms useful for specification of teaching…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Higher Education, Measures (Individuals), Medical Education
Benton, Sidney E. – CEDR Quarterly, 1979
Nineteen studies of instruments used by students to evaluate college teachers are reviewed for factors used as evaluation criteria, and several instruments are briefly described. Eight criteria for selecting a student rating instrument to be used for improving college instruction are listed. (GDC)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Factor Structure, Higher Education, Measurement Techniques
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Pedulla, Joseph J.; And Others – American Educational Research Journal, 1980
In a study conducted in Ireland, factor analysis of IQ, mathematics, and English standardized test scores, together with the 15 teacher ratings, showed that there is overlap between ratings and test results but that the information obtained is not redundant. (Author/RL)
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Correlation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
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Hofstein, Avi; And Others – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1979
Correlation of the Learning Environment Inventory with a semantic differential attitude test indicated that three learning environment variables (goal direction, satisfaction, and classroom organization) fostered positive attitudes toward chemistry. Course difficulty, interpersonal tension, and course speed were related to negative attitudes. (CP)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Chemistry, Classroom Environment, Correlation
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Burton, W. G. – School Science Review, 1979
Describes three case studies presented in a British science course to show the impact of industrial chemicals on people's lives, and how students can evaluate various factors involved in a particular case study. References and a list of factors for each case study are also included. (HM)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Chemical Industry, Chemistry, Environmental Influences
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Seidman, Edward; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1979
The development and validation of three instruments for the multidimensional assessment of a child's classroom behavior are described. The multidimensional nature, internal consistency, and test-retest properties of scales depicting teacher-, peer-, and self-rated behavior are explicated. Principal-components analyses demonstrate the convergent…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Factor Structure, Peer Evaluation, Primary Education
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