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The Promise and Perils of Prototyping Can We (and Should We) Define Character Education?
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Fowers, Blaine J. – Journal of Character Education, 2018
McGrath presents a prototyping proposal to better classify character education programs. He proposes 7 key elements that can facilitate identifying more and less typical programs. This proposal appears to be a very good start for improving the organization of the character education field and facilitating research. This commentary highlights 4…
Descriptors: Definitions, Values Education, Classification, Self Concept
Development and Validation of the Survey of Knowledge of Internet Risk and Internet Behavior
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Gable, Robert K.; Ludlow, Larry H.; McCoach, D. Betsy; Kite, Stacey L. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2011
The development of the Survey of Knowledge of Internet Risk and Internet Behavior is described. A total of 1,366 Grades 7 and 8 male and female students from an urban, suburban, and rural school offered agree-disagree responses to 26 statements defining one Knowledge Scale and five behavior dimensions. Literature-based support is presented for…
Descriptors: Content Validity, Construct Validity, Risk, Measures (Individuals)
Measuring Mobility Limitations in Children with Cerebral Palsy: Content and Construct Validity of a Mobility Questionnaire (MobQues)
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Van Ravesteyn, Nicolien T.; Scholtes, Vanessa A.; Becher, Jules G.; Roorda, Leo D.; Verschuren, Olaf; Dallmeijer, Annet J. – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2010
Aim: The objective of this study was to assess the validity of a mobility questionnaire (MobQues) that was developed to measure parent-reported mobility limitations in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Method: The parents of 439 children with CP (256 males and 183 females; age range 2-18y; Gross Motor Function Classification System [GMFCS] levels…
Descriptors: Content Validity, Construct Validity, Cerebral Palsy, Test Validity
Rating Scales for Dystonia in Cerebral Palsy: Reliability and Validity
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Monbaliu, E.; Ortibus, E.; Roelens, F.; Desloovere, K.; Deklerck, J.; Prinzie, P.; De Cock, P.; Feys, H. – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2010
Aim: This study investigated the reliability and validity of the Barry-Albright Dystonia Scale (BADS), the Burke-Fahn-Marsden Movement Scale (BFMMS), and the Unified Dystonia Rating Scale (UDRS) in patients with bilateral dystonic cerebral palsy (CP). Method: Three raters independently scored videotapes of 10 patients (five males, five females;…
Descriptors: Content Validity, Cerebral Palsy, Validity, Interrater Reliability
Content Validation: A Comparison of Methodologies.
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Melnick, Steven A.; Henk, William A. – 1997
This paper compares two methods of establishing content validity, forced-choice judgmental review and a latent category judgmental review. It also compares content validity evidence with the results of a scale reliability analysis and makes recommendations of the two content validity procedures. Two different groups of graduate students enrolled…
Descriptors: Classification, Comparative Analysis, Content Validity, Graduate Students
Content Validity Studies of Licensing Examinations.
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Smith, I. Leon; Hambleton, Ronald K. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1990
Implementing measurement specialists' ideas about content validity with licensure examinations and the problem of court litigation are discussed. Validity issues surfacing when sponsors of national licensure examinations conduct validity investigations are considered. Issues include local versus national focus on content validity, job analysis,…
Descriptors: Classification, Content Validity, Court Litigation, Job Analysis