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Lauren K. Francese – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This quantitative study developed a measurement instrument, The Assessment of Historical Perspective-Taking (AHPT), to evaluate historical perspective-taking skills among 15- and 16-year-old students within their United States History classes by adapting an existing measurement instrument developed in Germany. Applying a theoretical framework that…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Perspective Taking, Grade 10, High School Students
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Peoples, Shelagh M.; Flanagan, Kathleen Marie; Foster, Brandon – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
High school graduation is "not yet a reliable indicator of college readiness", (Gaertner & McClarty, 2015, p2). As such, researchers are investigating the use of non-cognitive factors as predictors of college and career readiness (CCR). The College and Career Readiness English Language Arts (ELA) Scale was designed to measure…
Descriptors: English, Language Arts, Self Efficacy, At Risk Students
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Creed, Peter A.; Conlon, Elizabeth G.; Dhaliwal, Kamal – Journal of Career Assessment, 2013
We used two studies to evaluate, modify, and provide initial validation for a revised Academic Hardiness scale. First, 16 experts rated scale items for content validity and identified two problematic questions. Second, confirmatory factor analyses with 300 Grade 10 students (46% boys, age range 14-17) identified a 17-item version to be the best…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Test Validity, Content Validity, Factor Analysis
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O'Neil, Timothy; Sireci, Stephen G.; Huff, Kristen L. – Educational Assessment, 2004
Educational tests used for accountability purposes must represent the content domains they purport to measure. When such tests are used to monitor progress over time, the consistency of the test content across years is important for ensuring that observed changes in test scores are due to student achievement rather than to changes in what the test…
Descriptors: Test Items, Cognitive Ability, Test Content, Science Teachers