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Download full textAfari-Kumah, Eben; Achampong, Akwasi Kyere – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2010
This study aims to examine the computer usage intentions of Ghanaian Tertiary Students. The Technology Acceptance Model was adopted as the theoretical framework to ascertain whether it could help explain behavioral intentions of individuals to accept and use technology. Factor analysis was used to assess the construct validity of the initial…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Attitudes, Computer Attitudes
Dogan, Tayfun; Cetin, Bayram – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2009
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Tromso Social Intelligence Scale (TSIS) developed by Silvera, Martinussen, and Dahl (2001). 719 students from Sakarya University participated in the study. Construct validity and criterion related validity and reliability were assessed.…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Construct Validity, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals)
Direct linkMorsink, Maarten C.; Dukers, Danny F. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2009
Animal models have been widely used for studying the physiology and pharmacology of psychiatric and neurological diseases. The concepts of face, construct, and predictive validity are used as indicators to estimate the extent to which the animal model mimics the disease. Currently, we used these three concepts to design a theoretical assignment to…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Animals, Undergraduate Students, Research Design
Wray, Michael L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Student perceptions of competency in Hospitality Management, (HM) and the level of engagement in the college experience were compared between two programs to verify engagement as a construct consisting of three domains; classroom, campus, and off-campus. Administrator and student descriptions of engagement in the college experience described the…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, College Students, Private Colleges, Construct Validity
Thompson, Ted; Sharp, Jessica; Alexander, James – Educational Psychology, 2008
In this study, the psychometric properties of the scenario-based Achievement Guilt and Shame Scale (AGSS) were established. The AGSS and scales assessing interpersonal guilt and shame, high standards, overgeneralization, self-criticism, self-esteem, academic self-concept, fear of failure, and tendency to respond in a socially desirable manner were…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Failure, Construct Validity, Validity
Montalvo, Gregory P.; Mansfield, Eric A. – Online Submission, 2009
The purpose of this study was to develop and validate the construct of self-efficacy for pleasing the instructor (SEPI) and explore its usefulness as an alternative to global measures of perceived ability. The results of three studies are presented in this report. Study one was conducted to define the construct SEPI from a student perspective.…
Descriptors: College Students, Preservice Teachers, Focus Groups, Teacher Student Relationship
Malmberg, Lars-Erik; Hagger, Hazel – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2009
Background: Conceptualizations of teachers' agency beliefs converge around domains of support and instruction. Aim: We investigated changes in student teachers' agency beliefs during a 1 year teacher education course, and related these to observed classroom quality and day-to-day experiences in partnership schools during the practicum. Samples:…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Student Teachers, Education Courses, Path Analysis
Carle, Adam C.; Jaffee, David; Vaughan, Neil W.; Eder, Douglas – Research in Higher Education, 2009
We sought to develop and psychometrically describe three new student engagement scales to measure college students' engagement with their faculty (student-faculty engagement: SFE), community-based activities (CBA), and transformational learning opportunities (TLO) using items selected from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), a widely…
Descriptors: College Students, Construct Validity, Transformative Learning, Measures (Individuals)
Thompson, Franklin – Multicultural Perspectives, 2009
The purpose of this study was to develop and validate the Multicultural Dispositions Index (MDI), which measures diversity awareness levels of educators. Evidence of the instrument's face validity was gained through a three-year pilot study of 477 teacher and counselor candidates at a Midwestern metropolitan university, followed up by a five-year…
Descriptors: Personality Measures, Test Construction, Test Validity, Construct Validity
Tovar, Esau; Simon, Merril A.; Lee, Howard B. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2009
The perceived impact of mattering is quite accepted in higher education yet has not been well measured with diverse college students. This article describes the development and validation of the College Mattering Inventory with community college and university students. Results and implications for faculty and student affairs professionals are…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Diversity, Measures (Individuals), Test Construction
Yarbrough, Elizabeth Kendrick – ProQuest LLC, 2010
As universities put increasing pressure on student retention and success, academic advising has become an increasingly visible and important part of the university. One of the first examinations of advising contrasted two major styles: prescriptive and developmental (Crookston, 1972). Prescriptive styles are based on the expertise of the advisor.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Academic Advising, Interest Inventories, Attitude Change
Lounsbury, John W.; Levy, Levy J.; Park, Soo-Hee; Gibson, Lucy W.; Smith, Ryan – Learning and Individual Differences, 2009
Based on samples of 398 middle school students, 568 high school students, and 1159 college students, self-directed learning was found to be related to cumulative grade-point-average at all levels as well as to Big Five personality traits (Openness, Conscientiousness, Emotional Stability, and Extraversion), narrow personality traits (Optimism,…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, College Students, Vocational Interests, Construct Validity
Zullig, Keith J.; Huebner, E. Scott; Patton, Jon M.; Murray, Karen A. – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2009
Objectives: To investigate the psychometric properties of the BMSLSS-College among 723 college students. Methods: Internal consistency estimates explored scale reliability, factor analysis explored construct validity, and known-groups validity was assessed using the National College Youth Risk Behavior Survey and Harvard School of Public Health…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Public Health, Quality of Life, Construct Validity
Li, Kaigang; Kay, Noy S.; Nokkaew, Nattiporn – Social Indicators Research, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine the performance of the Thai-version of WHOQOL-BREF in assessing the quality of life (QoL) among Thai college students. The psychometric properties of WHOQOL-BREF were assessed in this study. The self-administered WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire was applied. A total of 407 Thai college students (male age = 20.5…
Descriptors: College Students, Quality of Life, Construct Validity, Factor Structure
Bell-Ellison, Bethany A.; Dedrick, Robert F. – Research in Higher Education, 2008
The purpose of this study was to contribute to the construct validity of the scores from Rose's (2003) 34-item "Ideal Mentor Scale" (IMS) and to examine whether male and female doctoral students value different attributes in their ideal mentor. Two hundred and twenty-four doctoral students from colleges (Education, Public Health, Nursing, Arts and…
Descriptors: Mentors, Research Universities, Construct Validity, Doctoral Programs
