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A "Uses and Gratification Expectancy Model" to Predict Students' "Perceived e-Learning Experience"
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Mondi, Makingu; Woods, Peter; Rafi, Ahmad – Educational Technology & Society, 2008
This study investigates "how and why" students' "Uses and Gratification Expectancy" (UGE) for e-learning resources influences their "Perceived e-Learning Experience." A "Uses and Gratification Expectancy Model" (UGEM) framework is proposed to predict students' "Perceived e-Learning Experience," and…
Descriptors: Research Design, Learning Strategies, Learning Experience, Educational Resources
Examining a Multidimensional Model of Student Motivation and Engagement Using a Construct Validation Approach
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Martin, Andrew J. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2007
Background: This study seeks to examine a multidimensional model of student motivation and engagement using within- and between-network construct validation approaches. Aims: The study tests the first- and higher-order factor structure of the motivation and engagement wheel and its corresponding measurement tool, the Motivation and Engagement…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), High School Students, Student Motivation, Educational Practices
Motivation and Engagement in English, Mathematics and Science High School Subjects: Towards an Understanding of Multidimensional Domain Specificity
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Green, Jasmine; Martin, Andrew J.; Marsh, Herbert W. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2007
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the domain specificity of multidimensional motivation and engagement (adaptive cognitions, adaptive behaviors, impeding/maladaptive cognitions, maladaptive behaviors) in mathematics, English and science high school subjects, with an additional focus on three key educational correlates (educational…
Descriptors: High Schools, Academic Aspiration, Factor Analysis, Construct Validity
Spiritual Well-Being Scale Ethnic Differences between Caucasians and African-Americans: Follow Up Analyses.
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Miller, Geri; Gridley, Betty; Fleming, Willie – 2001
This follow up study is in response to Miller, Fleming, and Brown-Andersons (1998) study of ethnic differences between Caucasians and African-Americans where the authors suggested that the Spiritual Well-Being (SWB) Scale may need to be interpreted differently depending on ethnicity. In this study, confirmatory factor analyses were conducted for…
Descriptors: Blacks, Construct Validity, Ethnicity, Factor Analysis
The Construct Validity of the Science Teacher Inventory of Need: Recommendations and Modifications.
Rubba, P. A.; Bakar, K. H. A. – 1985
The Science Teacher Inventory of Need (STIN) was developed specifically to assess the perceived needs of science teachers in developing nations. The purpose of this reported study was to apply factor analysis to the perceived needs data collected from a sample of Malaysian secondary science teachers in order to clarify further the factorial…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Developing Nations, Educational Testing, Factor Analysis
Two Different Methods of Assessing Practical Skills at an Advanced Level Examination in Biology: Demonstration of Construct Validity or the Appraisal of Non-Events?
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Brown, C. R.; And Others – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1992
Scrutinizes the assessment of students' practical skills, in an honors-level biology examination, for construct validity utilizing both correlational and factor analytical methods to explore relationships between students' practical (laboratory) and theoretical (written) performances. Indicates that teacher assessment of practical skills resulted…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Biology, Construct Validity, Correlation
The Construct Validity of an Examination Designed to Test Practical Ability in Biology.
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Brown, C. R.; Njabili, A. F. – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1989
Explores the concept of construct validity in the context of a public examination. Multitrait-multimethod analysis and factor analysis were used. Discusses the analyses in terms of theory versus practical components and experimental versus observational investigation in practical components. Sample items for the practical examinations are…
Descriptors: Biology, Construct Validity, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries