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Standardized Assessment in Mexico: Issues on Interpretation and Use of Assessment Results.
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Arce-Ferrer, Alvaro J.; Cisneros-Cohernour, Edith J. – 2001
This paper summarizes main findings from a two-step investigation of the translation of a psychological scale from English into Spanish. The overall purpose of the study was to document the effects of tailoring a scale with etic items (i.e., culturally general items) and emic items (i.e., culture specific items) on the quality of the information.…
Descriptors: Culture Fair Tests, English, Foreign Countries, High School Students
First Steps in the Development of the "Inventario de Comportamiento de Estudio": The Spanish Version of the "Study Behavior Inventory."
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Bliss, Leonard B.; And Others – 1996
The Inventario de Comportamiento de Estudio (ICE), a Spanish translation of the Study Behavior Inventory (SBI) was developed and tested using a group of 594 undergraduate students from randomly selected classes at a private comprehensive university in Mexico. Both instruments were designed to assess the study behaviors of students in institutions…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Bilingual Education, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure
A Pilot Study for Validating a Questionnaire on Perceptions of Barriers to Upward Mobility by Women Administrators in International Schools in Mexico and the United States.
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Berman, Barbara T. – 1996
This pilot study was conducted with a sample of 25 female administrators. Fourteen of the participants are employed in Alabama public schools, while seven work in international schools in the United States, and the remaining four are administrators in international schools in Mexico. The international schools in the study are listed in the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Cultural Differences, Educational Administration