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Berrenberg, Joy L. – 1987
The development and validation of a shortened and revised version of the Belief in Personal Control Scale (BPCS-RS) are described. Like the original 85-item version of the BPCS, the BPCS-RS measures three empirically derived factors (a belief in general external control of outcomes, an exaggerated belief in personal control of outcomes, and a…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Comparative Testing, Factor Structure, Graduate Students
Thompson, Bruce; And Others – 1989
The study reported in this paper investigated the structure of the health locus of control beliefs of elementary school children using second-order factor analysis and the measurement characteristics of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) Scales. Changes of wording were made in 10 of the MHLC Scales items in order to improve the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Grade 4
Stone, Mark – 1990
A factor analysis study was conducted of the Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning (WRAML), a test developed from a test structure model of memory and learning. The battery is composed of nine subtests (three verbal, three visual, and three learning subsets). The sample consisted of 903 students aged 5 years through 8 years 11 months, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Cognitive Tests, Comparative Testing
Marsh, Herbert W.; And Others – 1986
The purpose of the present investigation is to study the hierarchical structure of academic self-concept. The original Shavelson model posited specific facets of academic self-concept to define a single higher-order facet, but Marsh and Shavelson (1985) found the hierarchical structure to be more complicated. In a revised model they proposed that…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Affective Measures, Correlation, Factor Analysis
Kingston, Neal – 1986
When the three-parameter logistic model and item response theory are used to analyze Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) data, there are problems with the assumption of unidimensionality. Linear factor analytic models, exploratory factor analysis programs, and the comparison of item parameter estimates for heterogeneous and homogeneous…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, College Entrance Examinations, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure
May, Carolyn S. – 1987
The needs-press model, as operationalized by the Stern Activities Index (AI) and the Organizational Climate Index (OCI), was examined for its usefulness in evaluating and measuring organizational climate in a school setting. According to the model, needs represents personality and press represents the environment. This research was designed to…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Educational Environment, Elementary Schools
Norlander, Kay A.; Reich, Melvyn – 1984
This paper examines the development of the "Comfortability Scale in Special Education." This 44-item self-evaluation instrument measures special education teachers' perceptions of "comfort" (self-confidence) with their ability to use pertinent knowledge and skills. Each item is rated on a seven-point Likert-like scale. Two…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Higher Education
Pilotte, William J.; Gable, Robert K. – 1989
Confirmatory factor analysis (LISREL VI) is the method best suited to the comparison of measurement models when those models are based on a priori assumptions. Traditionally, positive and negative item stems were mixed on affective scales to reduce response set bias since the item pairs were considered to be parallel. Recent studies indicate that…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Computer Science Education, Error of Measurement, Factor Analysis
Soares, Louise M.; Soares, Anthony T. – 1983
In both within-network and between-network analyses of the self, research results have indicated internal consistency, construct and discriminant validity in terms of multitrait-multimethod techniques, with discriminating weights for gender and age. Factor analyses have yielded a variety of clusters, including most often a self concept of ability.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education
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Meyen, Edward L.; Yang, Chien Hui – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2003
This study on barriers to online staff development for classroom teachers was conducted as part of the planning activities of a delivery models project designed to develop guidelines for implementing large-scale online staff development programs. The study involved engaging 54 general and special educators in several professional roles from nine…
Descriptors: Barriers, Program Implementation, Online Courses, Electronic Learning
Lawson, Anton E.; Nordland, Floyd H. – 1975
Some evidence supports the hypothesis that formal operational reasoning ability (at least that measured by Piagetian tasks) is a unified process. The purpose of this research was to determine: (1) if conservation tasks, such as conservation of number, liquid amount, weight and volume, are unifactor; and (2) if conservation tasks form a scale of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Tests, Conservation (Concept)
McKinley, Robert L.; Reckase, Mark D. – 1980
A live tailored achievement testing study was conducted to compare procedures based on the one- and three-parameter logistic models. Previous studies yielded inconclusive results because of the procedures by which item calibrations were linked and because of the item selection procedures. Using improved procedures, 83 college students were tested…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Attitude Measures, Computer Assisted Testing, Correlation
Gustafsson, Jan-Eric – 1979
Attitudes toward school and three personality characteristics (introversion, impulsivity, and emotional stability) were measured in Swedish students from 60 sixth grade classes. The School and We Questionnaire (SAW) and a Swedish translation of the High School Personality Questionnaire were completed by 1,319 students. Secondary data analysis was…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Discipline, Factor Structure, Foreign Countries
Ames, Russell; Lied, Terry – 1975
The purpose of this study was to develop and assess the psychometric properties of a measure of teacher value systems. Three value systems were defined as values associated with (1) the pursuit of truth, (2) social and interpersonal relations, and (3) authority and its exercise. The scale was taken through three stages of development and field…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Measurement Techniques
Nealey, Stanley M. – 1970
This paper reports on a new two-phase measurement technique that permits a direct comparison of the perceived relative importance of economic vs. non-economic factors in a job situation in accounting for personnel retention, the willingness to produce, and job satisfaction. The paired comparison method was used to measure the preferences of 91…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Data Collection, Economic Factors, Employee Attitudes
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