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Jaffal, Abeer F.; Abu-Hilal, Maher; Al-Naimi, Mariam N. – Gifted Education International, 2021
This study tested the construct validity and reliability of the Scales for Rating the Behavioral Characteristics of Superior Students (SRBCSS) with the purpose to have a valid and reliable measure to identify the gifted individuals. The sample consisted of 176 superior students from grades five and six in Qatar. The results revealed a high…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Test Reliability, Rating Scales, Student Behavior
MacFarlane, Marco; Barr, Christopher; Uccelli, Paola – Language Learning Journal, 2022
Recently a novel instrument -- the Core Academic Language Instrument (CALS-I) -- aimed at testing a constellation of school-relevant English language skills was developed and validated for use in the United States (Uccelli, Barr, Dobbs, Galloway, Meneses and Sánchez, 2015. Core Academic Language Skills: An expanded operational construct and a…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Measures (Individuals), Academic Language, Foreign Countries
Alhoshan, Eman – Journal of Education and Learning, 2019
The objectives in this research were to determine the construct validity of both an adapted self-confidence questionnaire, the Personal Evaluation Inventory (PEI), developed by Shrauger and Schohn, and a Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) questionnaire, which was adapted from the Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale. The research was conducted in two…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Self Esteem, Questionnaires, Measures (Individuals)
Özkale, Ufuk; Kanadli, Sedat – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2021
This study classifies the verbal feedback of science teachers into praise statements, effort-based feedback statements, negative feedback statements, and ability-based statements, which are also regarded as feedback strategies. The study aims to investigate the feedback strategies used by science teachers in the classroom setting using descriptive…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Science Teachers, Classroom Environment, Positive Reinforcement
Twyford, Jennifer M.; Buckley, Lara; Moffa, Kathryn; Dowdy, Erin – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2019
The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) self-report form is a brief 25-item measure that assesses the psychological adjustment of youth. Although widely utilized as a screening tool, a lack of consistent psychometric evidence undermines the SDQ's utility as a sound diagnostic tool for all youth. This study focused on examining the…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Hispanic American Students, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior
Helen J. Nelson; Garth E. Kendall; Sharyn K. Burns; Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl; Robert T. Kane – International Journal of Bullying Prevention, 2019
Social isolation of school children is increased when teachers feel unable to respond to children's report of witnessing or experiencing aggression at school. Teachers can find it difficult to respond adequately to children who report aggression when the aggression is deliberately hidden from the teacher by the perpetrator. This study aimed to…
Descriptors: Aggression, Peer Relationship, Bullying, Test Construction
Toma, Radu Bogdan – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2019
Background: The importance of valid and reliable instruments for the assessment of factors affecting students' interest in science encouraged the development and validation of a brief Spanish instrument for the measurement of expectancies of success in school science, named SUCCESS. In this study, the psychometric properties of the SUCCESS…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Science, Science Interests, Science Achievement
Chrysos, Michail – European Journal of Educational Research, 2017
This study aims to present the design and pilot testing procedures of the two specific self-report questionnaires were used to measure the two key aspects of reading motivation, self-efficacy and intrinsic motivation in the field of literary (narrative) reading, and the partial factors that jointly shape them. These instruments were outlined in…
Descriptors: Literacy, Reading Motivation, Construct Validity, Reliability
Alkharusi, Hussain; Aldhafri, Said; Al-Hosni, Khoula; Al-Busaidi, Saleh; Al-Kharusi, Bader; Ambusaidi, Abdullah; Alrajhi, Marwa – International Journal of Instruction, 2017
A scale for measuring self-efficacy for teaching mathematics in grades 5 to 10 was developed in this study for teachers in Oman. The participants were 328 mathematics teachers randomly selected from five educational governorates in the Sultanate of Oman. Factorial structure of the scale revealed three subscales: self-efficacy for understanding the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Self Efficacy, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Teachers
Schuh, Kathy L.; Kuo, Yi-Lung – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2015
This study focused on the development of a new classroom environment instrument for late-elementary students. The development of the survey of contemporary learning environments (SoCLE) followed a content analysis of three similar instruments on constructivist learning environments and the literature on characteristics of contemporary learning…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Constructivism (Learning), Epistemology, Classroom Environment
Khamis, Abdelmoneim Hassan Adam – English Language Teaching, 2019
This case study of Al-Aqsa School attempts to show that Cambridge Young Learners English Tests (YLE) may hurt learners' motivation and teaching process. The paper aims to highlight the adoption of Cambridge YLE proficiency tests and explore learners and teachers' perception of those tests. Also, providing alternative yardstick measures learners'…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Language Tests, Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning
Katranci, Mehmet – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
Book reading enhances the intellectual world of people. It is very important to know the factors that motivate children to read books as it will help to instill book reading habit in them. As such, the present study aims to develop a "Book Reading Motivation Scale" to determine elementary and secondary school students' reading…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Motivation, Books, Reliability
Lin, Sheau-Wen; Liu, Yu; Chen, Shin-Feng; Wang, Jing-Ru; Kao, Huey-Lien – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2015
The purpose of this study was to develop a computer-based assessment for elementary school students' listening comprehension of science talk within an inquiry-oriented environment. The development procedure had 3 steps: a literature review to define the framework of the test, collecting and identifying key constructs of science talk, and…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Science Education, Computer Assisted Testing, Test Construction
Donovan, Corinne Baron; Mercier, Kevin; Phillips, Sharon R. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2015
The Centers for Disease Control have suggested that physical education plays a role in promoting healthy lifestyles. Prior research suggests a link between attitudes toward physical education and physical activity outside school. The current study provides additional evidence of construct validity through a validation across two instruments…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Construct Validity, Test Validity, Life Style
Taskin Can, Bilge; Yildrim, Cennet – Educational Research and Reviews, 2014
The purpose of this research is to develop a reliable and valid instrument in order to determine the elementary school students' levels about reflective thinking. A total of 320 students of 6th, 7th and 8th grades from 6 different primary schools participated in the study. It was identified that the instrument was composed of totally 17 items with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Reflection, Grade 6