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Direct linkDick, Gary L. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2004
This article reports on the initial validation of the Fatherhood Scale (FS), a 64-item instrument designed to measure the type of relationship a male adult had with his father while growing up. The FS was validated using a convenience sample of 311 males. The assessment packet contained a demographic form, the Conflict Tactics Scale (2),…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Test Reliability, Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis
Travis, Shirley S.; Bernard, Marie A.; McAuley, William J.; Thornton, Megan; Kole, Tristen – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: "Medication administration hassles" are the minor daily irritants that family caregivers experience when they assist a dependent family member with medication regimens. This study was designed to develop and test a multidimensional measure of the hassles in family caregiver medication administration. Design and Method: The authors…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Caregivers, Field Tests, Measures (Individuals)
Valle, Michael F.; Huebner, E. Scott; Suldo, Shannon M. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2004
Two studies addressed the psychometric properties of the Children's Hope Scale (CHS; Snyder et al., 1997). A sample of 460 high school students was administered the CHS along with measures of life satisfaction, extraversion, neuroticism, social support, and externalizing and internalizing behaviors. The results revealed adequate internal…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Test Validity, Rating Scales, Factor Analysis
Shek, Daniel T. L.; Tang, Vera M. Y.; Han, X. Y. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2005
Objective: This study examines the quality of evaluation studies using qualitative research methods in the social work literature in terms of a number of criteria commonly adopted in the field of qualitative research. Method: Using qualitative and evaluation as search terms, relevant qualitative evaluation studies from 1990 to 2003 indexed by…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Social Work, Evaluation Research
Ito, Akihiro – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2004
This study examines the reliability and validity of translation tests as a reading comprehension measure. The following tests were administered to 70 Japanese high school students: (1) open-ended translation (OE-TRAN) test from English to Japanese; (2) multiple-choice translation (MC-TRAN) test; (3) cloze test (CLOZE-T); and (4) short-answer…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Reading Comprehension, Translation, Reading Achievement
Dillon, Frank; Worthington, Roger L. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2003
Five studies on the development of the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Affirmative Counseling Self-Efficacy Inventory (LGB-CSI) were conducted. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of an initial pool of 64 items yielded 5 factors that assess counselor self-efficacy to perform lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) affirmative counseling behaviors…
Descriptors: Validity, Self Efficacy, Social Desirability, Homosexuality
Lecavalier, Luc; Aman, Michael G.; Scahill, Lawrence; McDougle, Christopher J.; McCracken, James T.; Vitiello, Benedetto; Tierney, Elaine; Arnold, L. Eugene; Ghuman, Jaswinder K.; Loftin, Rachel L.; Cronin, Pegeen; Koenig, Kathleen; Posey, David J.; Martin, Andres; Hollway, Jill; Lee, Lisa S.; Kau, Alice S. M. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2006
The factor structure, internal consistency, and convergent validity of the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) algorithm items were examined in a sample of 226 youngsters with pervasive developmental disabilities. Exploratory factor analyses indicated a three-factor solution closely resembling the original algorithm and explaining 38% of…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Measures (Individuals), Measurement Techniques, Autism
Cheung, Hoi-yan – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2006
This study sought to measure general teacher efficacy levels of in-service primary teachers in Hong Kong. Participants included 725 Hong Kong in-service teachers, who were invited to take part in the study. These in-service teachers came from 28 different primary schools ranging from government, aided, private and direct subsidy schools. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Measures (Individuals), Teaching Experience, Teacher Effectiveness
Roberti, Jonathan W.; Harrington, Lisa N.; Storch, Eric A. – Journal of College Counseling, 2006
Because of increased stress conditions in college students, updated psychometrics of the Perceived Stress Scale, 10-item version (PSS-10; S. Cohen & G. Williamson, 1988) are necessary. Participants were 281 undergraduates at 3 public universities. An exploratory factor analysis revealed a 2-factor structure measuring Perceived Helplessness and…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Universities, Psychometrics, Undergraduate Students
Download full textAttali, Yigal – ETS Research Report Series, 2007
This study examined the construct validity of the "e-rater"® automated essay scoring engine as an alternative to human scoring in the context of TOEFL® essay writing. Analyses were based on a sample of students who repeated the TOEFL within a short time period. Two "e-rater" scores were investigated in this study, the first…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Computer Assisted Testing, Scoring, English (Second Language)
Hannan, Cheryl Kamei – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2007
In this qualitative study, various professionals in specialized schools for students who are visually impaired provided information on assessment tools; how information was used to plan Individualized Education Programs; and their opinions on the reliability, validity, and usefulness of various measurements. The implications of the findings for…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Individualized Education Programs, Qualitative Research, Visual Impairments
Karpp, Edward R. – 1995
The California Chemistry Diagnostic Test (CCDT) was developed by chemistry faculties at the University of California, California State University, and California Community College systems to address dissatisfaction with existing chemistry assessment instruments. The instrument was tested at 25 campuses of the 3 systems, after which Glendale…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Community Colleges, Diagnostic Tests, Placement
Campbell, Kathleen T. – 1993
The estimation of the internal consistency of a newly constructed instrument using Cronbach's coefficient alpha is demonstrated. This study sought to determine the relationship, if any, between an individual's cognitive style and the preference for certain kinds of information used in making decisions. Cognitive style was determined with the Myers…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Cognitive Style, Comparative Testing, Decision Making
Cope, Ronald T. – 1995
This paper deals with the problems that arise in performance assessment from the granularity that results from having a small number of tasks or prompts and raters of responses to these tasks or prompts. Two problems are discussed in detail: (1) achieving a satisfactory degree of reliability; and (2) equating or adjusting for differences of…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Educational Assessment, Equated Scores, High Stakes Tests
Khammash, Salma B. – 1995
The Arabic Picture Vocabulary Test (APVT) was derived from the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test in order to provide an estimate of a student's acquired verbal ability in Arabic (Modern Standard Arabic) through his or her aural vocabulary. It is an individually administered norm-referenced power test for students aged 5 to 9 plus years. Each item…
Descriptors: Arabic, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
