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Marth, Michaela; Bogner, Franz X. – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2019
Although technology determines our everyday life, many of us still have neither special knowledge nor interest. Our study focused on a reliable and valid empirical monitoring of interest in and social implications of technology by applying an existing scale to 610 participants. First, we confirmed the factor structure for the school student…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Factor Structure, College Freshmen, Reliability
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Pooch, Abigail; Natale, Ruby; Hidalgo, Tatiana – Journal of Early Intervention, 2019
Universal screening of social-emotional deficits in preschool children is a promising avenue for detecting children in need of early intervention. Due to the enormity of this task, it is vital that the instruments used in universal screening be brief, inexpensive, and capable of accurately measuring social-emotional development. The Ages and…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Developmental Stages, Social Development, Emotional Development
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Shaakumeni, Simson N.; Csapó, Beno – Science Education International, 2019
The purpose of this study was to validate a new questionnaire for assessing students' beliefs about the nature of science (BANOS). Existing instruments have limitations in terms of psychometric validity. A new questionnaire termed "BANOS" was developed to address such limitations. The BANOS is based on dimensions of the nature of science…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Questionnaires, Test Validity, Student Attitudes
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Saini, Charu; Abraham, Jessy – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2019
The proliferation of social media over the past two decades has compelled the educators and researchers to explore the ways and means by which these technologies have affected the education system. One of the main challenges is to assess the perceptions of the various stakeholders involved. The purpose of this study is to build a model that…
Descriptors: Social Media, Teaching Methods, Structural Equation Models, Preservice Teachers
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Gomez, Rapson; Stavropoulos, Vasileios; Vance, Alasdair – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and exploratory and factor analysis (EFA) aimed to determine the optimum Autism Spectrum Quotient--Children (AQ-Child) model. Initial CFA of parent ratings of the AQ-Child for 404 clinic-referred children with ADHD, aged between 4 and 11 years, revealed mixed/moderate support for the implied AQ-Child five-factor…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Zhu, Jiabin; Chen, Juebei; McNeill, Nathan; Zheng, Tianyi; Liu, Qunqun; Chen, Bing; Cai, Jun – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2019
Contribution: This paper developed a diagnostic tool to target various learning outcomes of international programs for engineering students, addressing both broad competencies and engineering specific outcomes. Background: Research has shown that international engineering learning activities provide students with opportunities to develop global…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Measures (Individuals), International Programs, Outcomes of Education
McKown, Clark – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2019
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties and measurement invariance of a web-based, self-administered battery of assessments of social-emotional comprehension called "SELweb." Assessment modules measured children's ability to read facial expressions, infer others' perspectives, solve social problems, delay…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Interpersonal Competence, Emotional Intelligence, Test Reliability
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Önen, Emine; Yayvak, Melike Kübra Tasdelen – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2019
In this study, it was aimed to examine the interrater reliability of the scoring of paragraph writing skills on foreign languages with the measurement invariance tests. The study group consists of 267 students studying English at the Preparatory School at Gazi University. In the study, where students write a paragraph on the same topic, the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Factor Analysis, English (Second Language)
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Martins, Maria João; Reis Marques, Tiago; Laíns, Inês; Leal, Inês; Pessanha, Inês; Brochado, Bruno; Oliveira Santos, Manuel; Pinto Teixeira, Pedro; Fernandes, Diogo Hipólito; Silva, João Carlos; Sampaio, Filipa Almeida; Brandão, Mariana; Morais, Inês; Laranjinha, Inês; Teixeira, Nelson; Fernandes, Tiago; Carneiro, Diogo; Calvão, Joana; Pratas, Miguel; Palmela, Carolina; Lima, António; Pires, Guilherme; Reis, Joel; Raimundo, Miguel; Afonso, Raquel Rocha; Costa e Silva, Miguel; Quintas, Catarina; Rodrigues, Tiago M.; Coelho, Nuno Henriques; Ramos, Sónia Afonso; Policiano, Catarina; Rato, Catarina; Faria, Daniel Candeias; Lopes, Alice; Rodrigues, Joana Ramos; Ferreira, Afonso Nunes; Costeira, Filipa de Sousa; Marques, Renata; Cordeiro, Hugo; Richardson, John T. E. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2019
The UK National Student Survey (NSS) is a sound and widely used instrument for assessing students' academic experiences. We aimed to translate the NSS for Portuguese students and to validate the instrument in a sample of medical undergraduates. The research team translated and adapted the NSS for Portuguese students (NSS-P). The survey was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Surveys, Student Surveys, Medical Students
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Yanto, Bagus Endri; Subali, Bambang; Suyanto, Slamet – International Journal of Instruction, 2019
The purpose of this research is to develop measurement instrument of scientific reasoning tests for biology education students. The research method used the development stage of the instrument based on the test development procedure according to Oriondo & Dallo-Antonio including: (1) design of test, (2) trial test, (3) determination of…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Tests, Test Construction, Science Education
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Lynch, R. Jason; Glass, Chris R. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2019
College student affairs professionals increasingly act as first responders to student crises. This article describes the development and validation of an instrument designed to measure symptoms of secondary trauma within a sample of student affairs professionals (n = 617). Using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, the instrument and its…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Personnel Services, Student Personnel Workers, Trauma
Uluçinar, Ufuk; Ari, Asim – Online Submission, 2019
Caring thinking as a higher order thinking type has both cognitive and affective components, as Lipman stated. Attributed as thinking depending on affects, emotion, the heart, beliefs, it is associated with the processes of Krathwohl's affective domain taxonomy. In this study, therefore, it was aimed to develop an inventory of caring thinking…
Descriptors: Caring, Thinking Skills, Test Validity, Test Reliability
Taylor, Heather F. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The North Carolina (NC) Teacher Evaluation Process (TEP) is used to evaluate Pre-K-12th grade teachers. Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) who have obtained Birth-Kindergarten licensure are unique in that they work with children with and without disabilities and their families. Previous research has suggested that teachers may benefit from…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Teacher Evaluation, Quality Assurance, Reliability
McKown, Clark – Grantee Submission, 2019
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties and measurement invariance of a web-based, self-administered battery of assessments of social-emotional comprehension called "SELweb." Assessment modules measured children's ability to read facial expressions, infer others' perspectives, solve social problems, delay…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Interpersonal Competence, Emotional Intelligence, Test Reliability
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Ricardo Alfonso Zepeda Orozco; Sun-Young Shin – MEXTESOL Journal, 2019
In response to the high demand for English proficiency exams for various purposes including placement, admission, certification, and program evaluation in Mexico, a university in Western Mexico created the English Proficiency Test (EPT) for the B1 level in the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). The EPT has been developed and piloted…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Language Proficiency, Language Tests
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