Academic engagement plays a crucial role in students' learning and performance. One of the most popular measures for assessing this construct is the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale for Students (UWES-S), which is based on a tridimensional conceptualization consisting of dedication, vigor, and absorption. However, prior research on its factor…

The KeyMath-3 Diagnostic Assessment (KM-3) is an individually-administered math assessment used in educational placement and diagnostic decisions. It includes 10 subtests making up Basic Concepts, Operations, and Applications indexes and a "Total Test" composite that measures overall math ability. Here, covariances among subtests from…

This study uses a rigorous research process to explore the psychometric properties of the Gifted Rating Scale-School Form (GRS-S) within the Qatari educational context. We employed stratified cluster sampling of 326 students (aged 6-13 years, M = 10.9) from 25 public schools in Doha. Data was collected in the second semester of the 2023-2024…

Purpose: The PEDI-CAT (ASD) is used to assess functioning of children and youth on the autism spectrum; however, current psychometric evidence is limited. This study aimed to explore the reliability, validity and acceptability of the PEDI-CAT (ASD) using a large Australian sample. Methods: Caregivers of 134 children and youth on the spectrum…

Adolescence, a crucial period preceded by childhood and followed by adulthood, involves significant growth and developmental changes leading to various psychological challenges and aggressive tendencies. Several scales have been developed to measure aggression, but 12-item short form aggression questionnaire has been widely used for assessing…

Measuring self-efficacy can be a valuable means for instructors to predict student performance. However, it is crucial to measure self-efficacy within specific contexts to effectively gauge students' perceptions of their capabilities. This study evaluated the factors comprising the Anatomical Self-Efficacy Instrument (ASEI) and determined whether…

Feedback literacy is gaining recognition as a key concept for understanding how engage with and learn from feedback in higher education. This study presents validity evidence for a refined version of the Student Feedback Literacy Instrument (SFLI), designed to measure the construct across two dimensions--feedback attitudes and feedback…

Existing measurements tend to focus on the measurement of how cognitive aspects of life skills development can influence students' school-to-work transition. Less attention has been paid to the noncognitive aspects of it. Specifically, "career planning" has often been ignored as a contemporary life skill. The purpose of this study was to…

There is growing interest in climate change education, however there are very limited tools in elementary and secondary level to measure students' understanding. Departing from this need, this study aimed to adapt the Climate Change Stages of Change Questionnaire into Turkish and examine its validity and reliability. The adaptation process stated…

The aim of this study is to develop a valid and reliable measurement tool to measuring teachers' leader-member exchange behaviors. The study group of the research consists of 396 teachers working in secondary schools in the central districts of Eskisehir, Odunpazari and Tepebasi, in the 2018-2019 academic year. The construct validity of the scale…

The PageRank model has been applied in sport ranking systems; however, prior implementations exhibited limitations and failed to produce valid rankings. This study analyzed 1,466 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division 1 football games and developed a novel, modified PageRank model. We also proposed an artificial…

Artificial intelligence (AI) is currently leading an industrial revolution in most aspects of human life, and education is no exception. With the increasing ratio of students to faculty, AI could be an extremely beneficial tool for individual mentoring; for example, for cases of dropout and for student retention. While many models have already…

Using data from the 2019 Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) 3-year cohort, this article presents a validation study of the 2017 version of CCSSE. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were implemented to investigate the psychometric properties and construct validity with strategies to address missing data. Eight…

This study aims to develop a valid and reliable achievement test in accordance with the content framework of the 9th-grade Biology Course Curriculum published within the scope of the Turkish Century Maarif Model on the subject of "Organic Matter". The screening method was used for this purpose. The sample of the study consists of 258…

There is a strong need for school psychologists to have knowledge of interventions to support students' behavior and promote positive student-teacher relationships. The 2 × 10 intervention is an efficient strategy that shares features of other validated interventions but has not been extensively studied. This paper presents the results of two…