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Direct linkHalim, Lilia; Samsudin, Mohd Ali; Meerah, T. Subahan M.; Osman, Kamisah – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2006
The complexity of science teaching requires science teachers to encounter a range of tasks. Some tasks are perceived as stressful while others are not. This study aims to investigate the extent to which different teaching situations lead to different stress levels. It also aims to identify the easiest and most difficult conditions to be regarded…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Likert Scales, Coping, Science Teachers
den Brok, Perry; Fisher, Darrell; Rickards, Tony; Bull, Eric – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2006
This study utilised the "What Is Happening In this Class" (WIHIC) questionnaire to examine factors that influence Californian students' perceptions of their learning environment. Data were collected from 665 USA middle school science students in 11 Californian schools. Several background variables, such as gender, socioeconomic status,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Student Attitudes, Middle School Students, Science Education
Conners, Nicola A.; Whiteside-Mansell, Leanne; Deere, David; Ledet, Toni; Edwards, Mark C. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2006
Objective: The field of child protection needs reliable and valid methods of assessing the potential for child abuse and neglect. The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Adult Adolescent Parenting Inventory--2 (AAPI-2), Form B, using a sample of 309 low-income, rural families in a southern state. Method: The…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Reliability, Validity
Strand, Steve – British Educational Research Journal, 2006
This article describes a longitudinal analysis of a nationally representative cohort of over 80,000 pupils in England who completed both national end of Key Stage 2 (KS2) tests and the Cognitive Abilities Test (CAT) at age 11 in 1997, national end of Key Stage 3 (KS3) tests at age 14 in summer 2000 and General Certificate of Secondary Education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Predictive Validity, Scores, Cognitive Ability
Badri, Masood A.; Abdulla, Mohamed; Kamali, Mohammed A.; Dodeen, Hamzeh – International Journal of Educational Management, 2006
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of many factors on student evaluation of teaching. Design/methodology/approach: The study analyzed 3,185 student evaluations of faculty from a newly accredited business program at the United Arab Emirates University using univariate and multi-analysis of variance (ANOVA and MANOVA).…
Descriptors: Class Size, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Statistical Analysis, Business Administration Education
Rappaport, Lisa N. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2006
The purpose of this study was to investigate concordance of reports of hyperactive and distractible behavior from three different sources: parents, teachers, and the child, using two different instruments, the ADHD Rating Scale and the Gordon Diagnostic System (GDS). The incidence rate of attentional problems that any of the sources reported in…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Rating Scales
Rhodes, Ryan E.; Matheson, Deborah H.; Blanchard, Chris M. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2006
The standard response format for self-reported exercise-behavior measurement is the continuous open scale, but popular social cognitive theories use fixed graded scales, a noncorrespondent format. Benefits of using continuous open scales for social cognitive constructs include scale correspondence with the behavior measure, the potential of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Scaling, Social Cognition
Vlachopoulos, Symeon P.; Michailidou, Sotiria – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2006
The development process and initial validation of the Basic Psychological Needs in Exercise Scale (BPNES) are presented in this study. The BPNES is a domain-specific self-report instrument designed to assess perceptions of the extent to which the innate needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness (Deci & Ryan, 2000) are satisfied in…
Descriptors: Psychological Needs, Predictive Validity, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals)
Tyson, Edgar H. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2006
Objective: This study tests the validity of the Rap-music Attitude and Perception (RAP) Scale, a 1-page, 24-item measure of a person's thoughts and feelings surrounding the effects and content of rap music. The RAP was designed as a rapid assessment instrument for youth programs and practitioners using rap music and hip hop culture in their work…
Descriptors: Music, Structural Equation Models, Test Validity, Factor Structure
Gottfredson, Stephen D.; Moriarty, Laura J. – Crime & Delinquency, 2006
Statistically based risk assessment devices are widely used in criminal justice settings. Their promise remains largely unfulfilled, however, because assumptions and premises requisite to their development and application are routinely ignored and/or violated. This article provides a brief review of the most salient of these assumptions and…
Descriptors: Risk, Justice, Criminals, Crime
Tomblin, J. Bruce; Zhang, Xuyang – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2006
Purpose: This study asked if children's performance on language tests reflects different dimensions of language and if this dimensionality changes with development. Method: Children were given standardized language batteries at kindergarten and at second, fourth, and eighth grades. A revised modified parallel analysis was used to determine the…
Descriptors: Sentences, Language Tests, Language Aptitude, Factor Analysis
Scahill, Lawrence; McDougle, Christopher J.; Williams, Susan K.; Dimitropoulos, Anastasia; Aman, Michael G.; McCracken, James T.; Tierney, Elaine; Arnold, L. Eugene; Cronin, Pegeen; Grados, Marco; Ghuman, Jaswinder; Koenig, Kathleen; Lam, Kristen S. L.; McGough, James; Posey, David J.; Ritz, Louise; Swiezy, Naomi B.; Vitiello, Benedetto – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: To examine the psychometric properties of the Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scales (CYBOCS) modified for pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs). Method: Raters from five Research Units on Pediatric Psychopharmacology (RUPP) Autism Network were trained to reliability. The modified scale (CYBOCS-PDD), which contains only…
Descriptors: Children, Severity (of Disability), Test Reliability, Behavior Disorders
Helfritz, Laura E.; Stanford, Matthew S.; Conklin, Sarah M.; Greve, Kevin W.; Villemarette-Pittman, Nicole R.; Houston, Rebecca J. – Psychological Record, 2006
Clinical assessment of domestic violence has traditionally relied on self-report methods of data collection, using structured interviews and lengthy questionnaires such as the MMPI-2. However, in certain situations such as court-ordered domestic violence evaluations, information obtained through self-report methods may be tainted because of…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Self Disclosure (Individuals), Item Analysis, Males
Download full textStricker, Lawrence J. – 1990
The aim of this study was to appraise whether different forms of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) used since the mid 1970s varied in their correlations with academic performance criteria in the same cohort of examinees. A 1975 form and a 1985 form were administered to equivalent samples of high school juniors, and self-reported grade-point…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Rank, College Entrance Examinations, Correlation
DeMauro, Gerald E. – 1988
Scores from the October 1986 and March 1987 national administrations of the NTE Test of General Knowledge were analyzed to determine if area of undergraduate major was related to performance on the four sections of the test. To control for the range of skills associated with different reasons for taking the test, self-reported cumulative…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Analysis of Variance, Construct Validity, Grade Point Average
