Jungian measures have proven extremely popular, selling more than three million copies per year for use in various types of counseling. This study investigated the construct validity of scores from an alternative measure of Jungian personality, the Personal Preferences Self-Description Questionnaire (PPSDQ) (B. Thompson, 1996). Forms of the PPSDQ…

This document contains two papers related to the 1993-94 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS). The first paper documents some of the problems that were encountered during student sample selection and the methods used to resolve those problems. It also provides some suggestions to alleviate some of the problems in future SASS studies. Significant…

This paper describes the development, validation, and analysis of a classroom learning environment questionnaire that uses parent perceptions in conjunction with student perceptions in investigating classroom learning environments in grades 4 and 5 in a South Florida school. Two modified versions of the What Is Happening in this Class (WIHIC)…

A Wherry-Wherry hierarchical factor analysis was performed on the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) subtest intercorrelations for each of six age groups. A hierarchical arrangement of abilities highly congruent with Vernon's structure of intellect theory was obtained. The findings support the construct validity of the…

Determines that the factor structure of the instructional model measured by the Michigan State University Student Instructional Rating System (SIRS) form could be replicated by an adapted version of the SIRS instrument at Florida State University. (Author)

Thirty concepts from the areas of sets, division, and expressing relationships were studied with twelve tasks dealing with naming or selecting attributes or concepts involved. A factor analysis indicated that all concepts were measures of a single functional relationship and that all tasks measure a single underlying trait. (LS)

Using a factor analytic procedure, results indicated the presence of a major factor termed Concern with Being an Effective Teacher,'' which reflects the teacher's concern with generating a classroom environment conductive to effective learning and social growth. (Authors/CB)

Analysis showed that a word problem is difficult to solve if: it is of a different type from the problem that preceded it; its solution requires a large number of different operations; its surface structure is complex; it has a large number of words; or it requires a conversion of units. (Authors)

The mental growth patterns of 204 children were investigated on four different test occasions covering a five-year period, ages six to 11. There is no evidence of intellectual differentiation after age six nor is there a systematic decline in size of WISC subtest intercorrelations with increasing age. (Authors)

Review of the factor matrix indicated that Piagetian reasoning tasks involve abilities separate from those measured by standard tests of intelligence and achievement. (Authors)

A significant relationship was found between motor abilities and measures of academic aptitude and academic achievement for first-grade boys. No significant relationship was obtained between motor abilities and the 2 criterion measures of academic aptitude and academic achievement for the group of third-grade boys. (Author)

Data from 431 children in grades 3-10 on a personal space task were pooled into 4 sex-age groups and separately factor analyzed. (Authors)