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A Study of Teachers' Nominations of Superior Colleagues: Implications for Teacher Evaluation Programs and the Construct Validity of Classroom-Based Assessments of Teaching and Learning.
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Ellett, Chad D.; And Others – Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education, 1994
Results of a study of 88 Louisiana teachers support the construct validity of the System for Teaching and Learning Assessment and Review (STAR), a comprehensive classroom-based system for assessing teaching and learning but suggest that the use of teacher nominations of colleagues for designation as superior teachers is questionable. (SLD)
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Construct Validity, Educational Assessment, Elementary School Teachers
Teacher Receptivity to Change: An Empirical Examination of Construct Validity Using the Results of Large-Scale Factor Analyses.
Chauvin, Sheila W.; Ellett, Chad D. – 1993
This paper studied the construct validity of the Receptivity to Change Inventory (RCI) as a measure of teacher receptivity to change. The sample consisted of all teachers in 94 schools in 6 districts in southern Louisiana. Usable data were received from 1,921 teachers from elementary schools and secondary schools during the spring of 1992. The…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Construct Validity, Educational Change, Elementary School Teachers
Development, Reliability and Validity of a Teacher Instrument To Assess Organizational Coupling Structure of Schools: Implications for the Conception of Coupling as a "Paradox".
Ellett, Chad D.; And Others – 1991
The purpose of this paper is to describe the development/reliability/validity of a teacher instrument to assess the organizational coupling structure (OCS) of schools. A secondary purpose is to describe the implications of this work for understanding school coupling structure as a complex, "paradoxical" measurement and theoretical…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Mail Surveys
Conceptualization and Measurement of Supervision as a School Organizational Climate Construct.
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Claudet, Joseph G.; Ellett, Chad D. – Journal of Curriculum and Supervision, 1999
Reports initial construct validity and reliability of a new measure of the organizational/supervisory climate of schools. The new measure contained six subscales validated by using three recognized indices of school effectiveness: school productivity, organizational effectiveness, and school holding power. Results support the OSCI's validity and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Construct Validity, Elementary Secondary Education
Teachers' Professional Orientation: An Empirical Examination of the Construct Validity Using the Results of Large-Scale Factor Analyses.
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Chauvin, Sheila W.; Ellett, Chad D. – 1993
The construct validity of the Attitudes of Professional Autonomy (APA) as a proxy measure of professional orientation was studied. The sample consisted of all teachers in 94 schools in 6 districts in Louisiana, closely representing the statewide distribution of all schools by level and socioeconomic status. Usable data were received from 1,921…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Factor Analysis
Principal Change Facilitator Style: An Empirical Examination of Construct Validity Using the Results of Large-Scale Factor Analyses.
Chauvin, Sheila W.; Ellett, Chad D. – 1993
Results of a study designed to explore the construct validity of the Change Facilitator Style Questionnaire (CFSQ) as a measure of the aspect of a principal's leadership style that includes leader behavior and combinations of behavior influenced by such things as belief systems, and knowledge and attitudes about leadership. The sample consisted of…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Change Agents, Construct Validity, Educational Change