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Al-Qaryout, Ibrahim A.; Abu-Hilal, Maher M.; Alsulaimani, Humaira – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2013
Introduction: Learning difficulties (LD) is a recent construct. It has been agreed that the individual who suffers from learning difficulties has a disorder in one or more of the basis psychological processes, including attention, cognition, formation of concepts, memory, problem solving, understanding or reading, speaking or writing, or…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Test Construction, Learning Problems, Construct Validity
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Kearns, Devin M.; Rogers, H. Jane; Koriakin, Taylor; Al Ghanem, Reem – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2016
This study addresses whether reading involves a process termed semantic and phonological ability to adjust recoding (SPAAR). It was hypothesized that SPAAR helps readers link inaccurate pronunciations to lexical entries (e.g., "spynitch" to "spinach"). Psychometric properties of the Mispronunciation Correction Task (MCT), a…
Descriptors: Semantics, Phonology, Reading Skills, Cognitive Processes
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Arbeau, Kimberley A.; Coplan, Robert J.; Matheson, Adrienne – Social Development, 2012
A social surrogate is a person who helps a shy individual deal with the stresses of a social situation. Previous research has only investigated social surrogate use in adults. The purpose of the current study was to develop and evaluate a new self-report measure of social surrogacy in middle childhood and to explore the implications of this…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Elementary School Students, Victims, Shyness
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Forster, Natalie; Souvignier, Elmar – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine the technical adequacy of a computer-based assessment instrument which is based on hierarchical models of text comprehension for monitoring student reading progress following the Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) approach. At intervals of two weeks, 120 third-grade students finished eight CBM tests. To…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Intervals, Curriculum Based Assessment, Computer Assisted Testing
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Seligson, Julie Lauren; Huebner, E. Scott; Valois, Robert F. – Social Indicators Research, 2005
This study examined the psychometric properties of the Brief Multidmensional Student Life Satisfaction Scale (BMSLSS: Seligson et al., 2003) with elementary school children. The participants included 518 elementary school students in grades three through five in a Southeastern US state. The students completed the following measures: the BMSLSS,…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Test Validity, Social Desirability, Construct Validity
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Bowen, Natasha K. – Social Work Research, 2006
The Elementary School Success Profile (ESSP) is a multidimensional instrument for school-based practitioners that assesses the social environmental domains of neighborhood, school, friends, and family, as well as the well-being, behavior, and school performance of students in the third, fourth, and fifth grade. This article presents the…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Elementary Schools, Social Environment, Well Being