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Stapleton, Laura M.; Sander, Janay B.; Stark, Kevin D. – Psychological Assessment, 2007
A new measure has been developed to assess depressive symptoms, the Beck Depression Inventory for Youth (BDI-Y; J. S. Beck, A. T. Beck, & J. B. Jolly, 2001). This research extends previous validation research of BDI-Y total scores by examining internal consistency and convergent and predictive validity within a school-based sample (n = 859) of…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Females, Ethnic Groups, Predictive Validity
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Beers, Pieter J.; Boshuizen, Henny P. A.; Kirschner, Paul A.; Gijselaers, Wim H. – Learning and Instruction, 2007
CSCL research has given rise to a plethora of analysis methods, all with specific analysis goals, units of analysis, and for specific types of data (chat, threaded discussions, etc.). This article describes some challenges of CSCL-analysis. The development of an analysis method for negotiation processes in multidisciplinary teams serves as an…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Computer Mediated Communication, Research Methodology, Data Analysis
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Rescorla, Leslie A.; Achenbach, Thomas M.; Ginzburg, Sofia; Ivanova, Masha; Dumenci, Levent; Almqvist, Fredrik; Bathiche, Marie; Bilenberg, Niels; Bird, Hector; Domuta, Anca; Erol, Nese; Fombonne, Eric; Fonseca, Antonio; Frigerio, Alessandra; Kanbayashi, Yasuko; Lambert, Michael C.; Liu, Xianchen; Leung, Patrick; Minaei, Asghar; Roussos, Alexandra; Simsek, Zeynep; Weintraub, Sheila; Weisz, John; Wolanczyk, Tomasz; Zubrick, Stephen R.; Zukauskiene, Rita; Verhulst, Frank – School Psychology Review, 2007
This study compared teachers' ratings of behavioral and emotional problems on the Teacher's Report Form for general population samples in 21 countries (N = 30,957). Correlations between internal consistency coefficients in different countries averaged 0.90. Effects of country on scale scores ranged from 3% to 13%. Gender effects ranged from less…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Behavior Problems, Aggression, Hyperactivity
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Ceyhan, Esra; Ceyhan, Aydogan Aykut; Gurcan, Aysen – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2007
In this research, it was aimed to develop an instrument for determining problematic internet usage of university students. Factorial structure of the data collected from 1658 university students revealed three factors. Of these, the first factor is called negative consequences of the internet and accounted for 25.36% of the variance, the second…
Descriptors: Validity, Reliability, Measures (Individuals), Internet
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Zuberi, Rukhsana W.; Bordage, Georges; Norman, Geoffrey R. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2007
Purpose: There is a paucity of evaluation forms specifically developed and validated for outpatient settings. The purpose of this study was to develop and validate an instrument specifically for evaluating outpatient teaching, to provide reliable and valid ratings for individual and group feedback to faculty, and to identify outstanding teachers…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Medical Students, Validity, Reliability
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Anseel, Frederik; Lievens, Filip – Journal of Career Development, 2007
This study examines how feedback interest after career assessment can be influenced by changing individuals' beliefs about the importance and modifiability of the various performance dimensions. In an experiment, 82 master students completed a computerized assessment tool developed for assessing managerial potential. Results showed that…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Interrater Reliability, Counselors, Career Counseling
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McCandless, Stephen; O'Laughlin, Liz – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2007
Objective: Current theories hypothesize that deficits in executive functioning (EF) are responsible for the symptoms of ADHD and that specific patterns of EF deficits may be associated with different subtypes of ADHD. The present study evaluates the validity and clinical usefulness of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function, a behavior…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Interrater Reliability, Attention Deficit Disorders, Rating Scales
Pommerich, Mary – Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment, 2007
Computer administered tests are becoming increasingly prevalent as computer technology becomes more readily available on a large scale. For testing programs that utilize both computer and paper administrations, mode effects are problematic in that they can result in examinee scores that are artificially inflated or deflated. As such, researchers…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Adaptive Testing, Test Format, Scores
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Yi, Hyun Sook; Kim, Seonghoon; Brennan, Robert L. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 2007
Large-scale testing programs involving classification decisions typically have multiple forms available and conduct equating to ensure cut-score comparability across forms. A test developer might be interested in the extent to which an examinee who happens to take a particular form would have a consistent classification decision if he or she had…
Descriptors: Classification, Reliability, Indexes, Computation
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Howard, Donna Elise; Griffin, Melinda; Boekeloo, Bradley; Lake, Kristin; Bellows, Denise – Journal of American College Health, 2007
Objective: In this qualitative study, the authors examined how students attempt to minimize harm to themselves and others when drinking. Participants: The authors recruited freshmen at a large, mid-Atlantic US public university during the fall semester of 2005 to participate in 8 focus groups. Methods: The moderator's guide was developed through…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Focus Groups, Interrater Reliability, Coping
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Hulme, Polly A. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2007
Objective: To evaluate and compare the psychometric qualities of three retrospective, multi-item measures of childhood sexual abuse (CSA): the CSA Frequency Scale, CSA Count Index, and CSA Multiple Characteristics Index. Methods: Two samples of women 20-50 years old who experienced CSA were recruited from a family practice clinic (N=132) and the…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, Validity, Sexual Abuse
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Burt, Tammy L.; Porretta, David L.; Klein, Richard E. – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2007
This study investigated the use of adapted bicycles on the acquisition, maintenance, and generalization of conventional cycling by seven children with mild mental retardation. Feedback was used in addition to the adapted bicycles and consisted of pedal rate, head position, and steering participation. A multiple probe design was used. Participants…
Descriptors: Mild Mental Retardation, Maintenance, Generalization, Elementary School Students
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Sorcinelli, Andrea; Shaw, Lynn; Freeman, Andrew; Cooper, Kim – Canadian Journal on Aging, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility and reliability of a home hazard checklist published in Health Canada, "The Safe Living Guide: A Guide to Home Safety for Seniors" (2003). Methods: 76 community-dwelling seniors evaluated the guide, and inter-rater reliability was determined through comparison of ratings of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Check Lists, Caregivers, Independent Living
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Lee, Sang Min; Puig, Ana; Pasquarella-Daley, Lauren; Denny, George; Rai, Ann Allen; Dallape, Aprille; Parker, Woodrow Max – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2007
This article describes the revision of the White Racial Consciousness Development Scale (D. Claney & W. M. Parker, 1989). A multistage approach including item generation, item refinement and selection, and evaluation of score validity and reliability was used to test construction and validation. Implications for theory, practice, and future…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Test Construction, Test Items, Scores
Nasser, Ramzi; Carifio, James – 1993
The validation of key contextual features of algebra word problems was studied in two phases. In the first phase, five experts were asked to assess the appropriateness of the concepts in the problems and the adequacy of the assignment of the contextual features to the problems. In the second phase, construct validity was established by having 6…
Descriptors: Algebra, Analysis of Variance, Construct Validity, Context Effect
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