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Uzun, Naim; Gilbertson, Kenneth L.; Keles, Ozgul; Ratinen, Ilkka – Journal of Education in Science, Environment and Health, 2019
The purpose of this study was to develop a valid and reliable "Environmental Attitude Scale" (EAS) for secondary school (5th, 8th grade), high school (11th) and undergraduate college students. The reliability and validity studies of the scale were carried out in three different countries (Finland, USA and Turkey). The sampling size was…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, High School Students, Undergraduate Students, Cross Cultural Studies
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Karaman, Mehmet Akif; Karadas, Cemal; Vela, Javier Cavazos – International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2019
This study presents a culturally and psychometrically sound instrument of perceived school counselor support among Turkish high school students. The study has been framed using American School Counseling Association's Mindsets and Behaviors for Students Success Model to create a valuable instrument that measures students' perceptions of their…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Likert Scales, School Counselors, Student Attitudes
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Gnambs, Timo; Staufenbiel, Thomas – Research Synthesis Methods, 2016
Two new methods for the meta-analysis of factor loadings are introduced and evaluated by Monte Carlo simulations. The direct method pools each factor loading individually, whereas the indirect method synthesizes correlation matrices reproduced from factor loadings. The results of the two simulations demonstrated that the accuracy of…
Descriptors: Accuracy, Meta Analysis, Factor Structure, Monte Carlo Methods
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Tajeddin, Zia; Khatib, Mohammad; Mahdavi, Mohsen – Language Testing, 2022
Critical language assessment (CLA) has been addressed in numerous studies. However, the majority of the studies have overlooked the need for a practical framework to measure the CLA dimension of teachers' language assessment literacy (LAL). This gap prompted us to develop and validate a critical language assessment literacy (CLAL) scale to further…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Tests
Clark McKown; Nicole Russo-Ponsaran; Ashley Karls – Grantee Submission, 2022
This paper presents evidence of the score reliability, factor structure, criterion-related validity, and measurement equivalence of a web-based assessment of several important social and emotional competencies for children in fourth through sixth grades. The assessment, SELweb LE (Late Elementary), is designed to measure children's understanding…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Social Development, Emotional Development, Elementary School Students
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Tadesse, Tefera; Gillies, Robyn M. – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2017
This study examined a modified version of the Student Engagement Scale, as adopted from the Australasian Survey of Student Engagement. It did so through examining model fit, predictive validity of the engagement factor, and testing of score reliability and measurement invariance across colleges and class years. Participants were volunteer…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learner Engagement, Measures (Individuals), Robustness (Statistics)
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Wong, P. K. S.; Wong, D. F. K.; Zhuang, X. Y.; Liu, Y. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2017
Background: The construct of self-determination has received considerable attention in the international field of intellectual disabilities (ID). Recently, there has been a rapid development of this construct in Chinese societies including Hong Kong. However, there is no locally validated instrument to measure self-determination in people with ID.…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Self Determination, Intellectual Disability, Foreign Countries
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Sloat, Edward; Amrein-Beardsley, Audrey; Sabo, Kent E. – AERA Open, 2017
In this study, we investigated the factor structure underlying the TAP System for Teacher and Student Advancement using confirmatory and exploratory factor-analytic methods and under conditions of multilevel (nested) data structures and ordinal measurement scales. We found evidence of generally poor fit with the system's posited first-order,…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Teacher Evaluation, Value Added Models, Elementary Secondary Education
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Furutani, Kaichiro; Kawamoto, Taishi; Alimardani, Maryam; Nakashima, Ken'ichiro – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2020
We examined the factorial structure and validity of a Japanese version of the Parental Burnout Assessment, the PBA-J, with 1,500 Japanese parents. The Parental Burnout Assessment measures burnout using four dimensions: exhaustion in one's parental role, contrast in parental self, feelings of being fed up, and emotional distancing. Confirmatory…
Descriptors: Burnout, Factor Analysis, Parent Attitudes, Factor Structure
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Rezapour, Maysam; Khanjani, Narges; Mirzai, Moghadameh – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2020
School bullying is a significant public health problem and a widespread type of school violence. Empirically validated evaluation scales are needed for use in research and practice to explain the nature and scope of adolescent bullying. The current study investigated the multilevel factor structure and measurement invariance of the Olweus…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bullying, Student Behavior, Adolescents
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Raspa, Melissa; Bann, Carla M.; Gwaltney, Angela; Benke, Timothy A.; Fu, Cary; Glaze, Daniel G.; Haas, Richard; Heydemann, Peter; Jones, Mary; Kaufmann, Walter E.; Lieberman, David; Marsh, Eric; Peters, Sarika; Ryther, Robin; Standridge, Shannon; Skinner, Steven A.; Percy, Alan K.; Neul, Jeffrey L. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Rett syndrome (RTT) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that primarily affects females. Recent work indicates the potential for disease modifying therapies. However, there remains a need to develop outcome measures for use in clinical trials. Using data from a natural history study (n = 1,075), we examined the factor structure, internal consistency,…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Psychometrics, Psychomotor Skills, Physical Disabilities
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Dombrowski, Stefan C.; McGill, Ryan J.; Canivez, Gary L. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2018
The Woodcock-Johnson (fourth edition; WJ IV; Schrank, McGrew, & Mather, 2014a) was recently redeveloped and retains its linkage to Cattell-Horn-Carroll theory (CHC). Independent reviews (e.g., Canivez, 2017) and investigations (Dombrowski, McGill, & Canivez, 2017) of the structure of the WJ IV full test battery and WJ IV Cognitive have…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Achievement Tests, Cognitive Tests, Cognitive Ability
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Tadesse, Tefera; Manathunga, Catherine E.; Gillies, Robyn M. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2018
This paper is positioned to make a sound contribution to knowledge of higher education (HE) quality through its study of student engagement in a large university in Ethiopia. We establish that the assessment of student engagement is a valid facet in determining HE quality, contributing holistically alongside quality assurance and university…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learner Engagement, Measures (Individuals), Test Construction
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Saglam, Halil Ibrahim; Sayimli, Sinem – International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, 2018
The purpose of this study is to develop a valid and reliable Oral History Attitude Scale. The 25-item trial form created under the supervision of an expert opinion was applied to 714 elementary school third and fourth grade students, 345 female and 369 male students in Sakarya province. Then the obtained data were analyzed. As a result of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Oral History, Attitude Measures, Likert Scales
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Blount, Ashley J.; Lambie, Glenn W. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2018
The authors present the development of the Helping Professional Wellness Discrepancy Scale (HPWDS). The purpose of this article is threefold: (a) present a rationale for the HPWDS; (b) review statistical analyses procedures used to develop the HPWDS; and (c) offer implications for counselors, other helping professionals, and future research.
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Wellness, Measures (Individuals), Statistical Analysis
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