Learning Transfer System Inventory (LTSI) is the only research-based instrument of transfer learning in the U.S.A. to be used in diagnosing strengths and weaknesses of organizational transfer systems. This study validated the LTSI for use in Taiwan. The sample contained 583 responses collected from 20 different organizations. The results of…

This study describes the development and validation of an instrument to tap employee reflections on career interests, needs and career development opportunities. Item construction was based on issues identified in previous qualitative research and themes prevalent in recent HRD career development literature. Pilot data for an exploratory factor…

This paper chronicles the steps, methods, and presents hypothetical results of quantitative and qualitative studies being conducted to develop a Generalized Expertise Measure (GEM). Per Hinkin (1995), the stages of scale development are domain and item generation, content expert validation, and pilot test. Content/face validity and internal…

The Silver Drawing Test (SDT) and Draw A Story (DAS) test were designed to reveal a person's cognitive and emotional conditions. How these tests were developed and some of the research concerning their efficacy are detailed in this report. It opens with an overview of the SDT. The report then discusses recent studies on the test: "Sex and Age…

As society becomes increasingly diverse, the issue about language used for assessments becomes critical. Research suggests that completing measures in a language other than one's native language may result in inaccurate scores. The Children's Hope Scale (Snyder et al., 1997), a scale assessing dispositional hope in children ages 8 to 16, was…

This investigation reports the development of a measure of adolescent connectedness and estimates of its psychometric properties. A measure was developed to assess the ecological and developmental dimensions of adolescent connectedness, defined as adolescents' caring for and involvement in specific relationships and contexts within their social…

This paper discusses the results of a study that investigated the implementation of Intensive Family Preservation Services (IFPS) in Colorado, the validity of the Colorado Client Assessment Record (CCAR) as a measurement of children's levels of functioning, and the identification of the multivariate predictors of placement. The CCAR assesses nine,…

The dual purposes of this study were to examine teachers' experiences with and perceptions of Mosston's Spectrum of Teaching Styles and to compare and contrast teachers' and students' perceptions of and experiences with the spectrum. A teaching styles survey instrument was also validated in this study. Participants were 212 physical education…

This document describes the development of an instrument designed to assess the implementation of a professional learning community among school staff. It describes the growing need for such instruments as schools increasingly deviate from traditional approaches in education in their efforts to enhance student learning. An instrument that could be…

It is well documented that there continues to be a gap between white and nonwhite student achievement. A study develops and tests a measure of white-nonwhite achievement gap reduction. The ultimate purpose is to use the measure as the dependent variable in a qualitative study of what works in reducing the gap. The strategy used in addressing this…

A large-scale representative survey was conducted in Flanders to assess the living conditions and competence of 6- to 12-year-old children. Subjects were 1,798 pupils from 68 primary schools who completed a questionnaire on different aspects of their lives and a Dutch version of Harter's Self-Perception Profile for Children. The 6- to 8-year-olds…

Schools frequently use test scores to divide students into groups, i.e., to classify them. In attempting to challenge such procedures, lawyers can draw on a developed body of case law on testing in education, employment, and other areas. Discusses those cases. (JF)

Article focused on the inadequacies of the standard aptitude tests and examined the possibility of opening up new systems for evaluation, thereby easing the rigidities consequent upon over-reliance on any single test. (Author/RK)

The purpose of this study was to gather empirical evidence to compare the reliabilities and concurrent validities of multiple choice and true-false tests that were written to measure understandings and relationships in the same content areas. (Author)