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Quinlan, Thomas; Higgins, Derrick; Wolff, Susanne – Educational Testing Service, 2009
This report evaluates the construct coverage of the e-rater[R[ scoring engine. The matter of construct coverage depends on whether one defines writing skill, in terms of process or product. Originally, the e-rater engine consisted of a large set of components with a proven ability to predict human holistic scores. By organizing these capabilities…
Descriptors: Guides, Writing Skills, Factor Analysis, Writing Tests
Hay, Peter; Penney, Dawn – European Physical Education Review, 2009
In arguing for more comprehensive practice, policy and research considerations of assessment in physical education (PE), this paper outlines and discusses four integrated conditions of assessment efficacy for the development and promotion of productive assessment in PE. These conditions are prefaced by the proposition that quality PE requires the…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Construct Validity, Validity
Weinberg, Anna; Klonsky, E. David – Psychological Assessment, 2009
The construct of emotion dysregulation increasingly has been used to explain diverse psychopathologies across the lifespan. The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS; K. L. Gratz & L. Roemer, 2004) represents the most comprehensive measure of the construct to date and exhibits good reliability and validity in adults; however, the…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Construct Validity, Drug Use, Test Validity

Salehi, Mohammad; Rezaee, Abbas Ali – Indian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2009
The study was conducted with 3,385 participants who took an English language proficiency test as a partial requirement for entering a PhD program in different fields of education. This test has three sections which are grammar, vocabulary and reading comprehension. To determine the construct validity of the test, a series of analyses were done.…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Test Items, Construct Validity, Foreign Countries
Webster, Beverley J.; Chan, Wincy S. C.; Prosser, Michael T.; Watkins, David A. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2009
This article examines the construct validity of the Course Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) in Hong Kong and investigates the similarities and differences in the process of learning among students in different disciplinary studies. It is based on a survey of 1,563 undergraduate students in two disciplines, humanities and sciences, and of principally…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Learning Strategies, Construct Validity, Learning Processes
Matson, Johnny L.; LoVullo, Santino V.; Rivet, Tessa T.; Boisjoli, Jessica A. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2009
A limited number of studies currently exist focusing on comorbid psychopathology of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Due to the heterogeneity of ASD symptoms, communication deficits, and impairments in intellectual functioning, assessing symptoms of psychopathology is complicated. The "Autism Spectrum Disorders-Comorbidity for…
Descriptors: Autism, Construct Validity, Test Validity, Factor Structure
Gomez, Martin Omar – ProQuest LLC, 2010
American educators and researchers have spent decades attempting to determine the most effective middle level school configuration. Although various models have been conceptualized in order to resolve one of our most extensive educational reform movements, a recent nationwide increase in K-8 schools suggest interested parties have accepted the K-8…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, School Culture, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), School Organization
Alanizi, Faris Mayoof Mokheimer – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between academic achievement and parenting styles among Saudi college students. The participants in this study consisted of 349 male and 219 female college students, whose age ranged from 18-25 years. The instruments for the current study were: (a) an Arabic translation of the Revised Parental…
Descriptors: College Students, Grade Point Average, Structural Equation Models, Family Size
Griggs, Nguyen – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The aim of the study was to understand how students' college choice decisions were associated with their subsequent satisfaction levels. This study utilized Hossler and Gallagher's college choice model and studies of college satisfaction. Data from 893 first-time enrolled freshman college students from three different college campuses in an urban…
Descriptors: Self Expression, College Choice, Predictor Variables, Multiple Regression Analysis
Phillipson, Sivanes; Phillipson, Shane N. – Educational Psychology, 2010
This study describes the validation and interpretation of the Parents' Attributions and Perception Questionnaire (PAPQ) using confirmatory factor analysis and Rasch modelling to report both the construct validity and category structure of the scales in the questionnaire. The PAPQ was developed to reflect the proposal that parents mediate the…
Descriptors: School Involvement, Academic Achievement, Construct Validity, Validity
Zhuang, Xin – Online Submission, 2008
The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) brings tremendous influence to EFL (English as a Foreign Language) learners worldwide. TOEFL 2000 project claims that TOEFL, as a more reflective of communicative model, could provide more information about international students' language ability that it is supposed to measure. However, after…
Descriptors: Second Languages, Computer Assisted Testing, Construct Validity, Test Reliability
Appleton, James J.; Christenson, Sandra L.; Furlong, Michael J. – Psychology in the Schools, 2008
Research supports the connection between engagement, achievement, and school behavior across levels of economic and social advantage and disadvantage. Despite increasing interest and scientific findings, a number of interrelated conceptual and methodological issues must be addressed to advance this construct, particularly for designing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Construct Validity, Student Participation, Student Motivation
Petherick, Caroline; Markland, David – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2008
The aim of this research was to develop an exercise-related goal orientation measure in an attempt to further researchers' and practitioners' current understanding of individuals' motivation to exercise for health and recreational purposes. The Goal Orientation in Exercise Measure (GOEM) was developed to assess individuals' proneness to endorse…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Self Concept, Construct Validity, Goal Orientation
Van Roy, Betty; Veenstra, Marijke; Clench-Aas, Jocelyne – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2008
Background: The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is designed to measure psychological adjustment in children and adolescents. Psychometric evaluations of the instrument have shown satisfactory convergent and discriminant validity, while factor analysis studies have shown mixed results across countries. In the present study, the…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Construct Validity, Validity, Factor Structure
Crisp, Victoria; Sweiry, Ezekiel; Ahmed, Ayesha; Pollitt, Alastair – Educational Research, 2008
Background: Through classroom preparation and exposure to past papers, textbooks and practice tests students develop expectations about examinations: what will be asked, how it will be asked and how they will be judged. Expectations are also involved in the automatic process of understanding questions. Where a question and a student's expectations…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Science Tests, Validity, Foreign Countries