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Motivation and Engagement in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and China: Testing a Multi-Dimensional Framework
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Martin, Andrew J.; Yu, Kai; Papworth, Brad; Ginns, Paul; Collie, Rebecca J. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2015
This study explored motivation and engagement among North American (the United States and Canada; n = 1,540), U.K. (n = 1,558), Australian (n = 2,283), and Chinese (n = 3,753) secondary school students. Motivation and engagement were assessed via students' responses to the Motivation and Engagement Scale-High School (MES-HS). Confirmatory factor…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Motivation, Learner Engagement, Secondary School Students
Quantifying Categorical Observations of Social Interactions through Multidimensional Scaling.
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Krahn, Gloria L.; Gabriel, Roy M. – Developmental Psychology, 1984
To avoid reduction in observational data resulting from correlational techniques for analyzing interpersonal interactions, a data-transformation method based on multidimensional scaling techniques was applied to the Family Interaction Coding System. Two resulting dimensions, prosocial-deviance and high-low involvement, were applied to observations…
Descriptors: Correlation, Multidimensional Scaling, Research Problems, Statistical Analysis
Component Models for Three-Way Data: An Alternating Least Squares Algorithm with Optimal Scaling Features.
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Sands, Richard; Young, Forrest W. – Psychometrika, 1980
A review of existing techniques for the analysis of three-way data revealed that none were appropriate to the wide variety of data usually encountered in psychological research, and few were capable of both isolating common information and systematically describing individual differences. Such a model is developed and evaluated. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Least Squares Statistics, Mathematical Models, Measurement
Measurement Issues in the Alignment of Standards and Assessments: A Case Study
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Herman, Joan L.; Webb, Noreen M.; Zuniga, Stephen A. – Applied Measurement in Education, 2007
This study examined the impact of rater agreement on decisions concerning the alignment between the "Golden State Examination in High School Mathematics" (California Department of Education, 2001a) and the University of California (UC) "Statement on Competencies in Mathematics Expected of Entering College Students" (Academic…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Academic Standards, Item Analysis, Interrater Reliability
A Multidimensional Scaling Approach to Developmental Dimensions in Object Permanence and Tracking Stimuli.
Townes-Rosenwein, Linda – 1979
This paper discusses a longitudinal, exploratory study of developmental dimensions related to object permanence theory and explains how multidimensional scaling techniques can be used to identify developmental dimensions. Eighty infants, randomly assigned to one of four experimental groups and one of four counterbalanced orders of stimuli, were…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Data Analysis, Infants, Multidimensional Scaling
The Role of Family Functioning in the Stress Process of Dementia Caregivers: A Structural Family Framework
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Mitrani, Victoria B.; Lewis, John E.; Feaster, Daniel J.; Czaja, Sara J.; Eisdorfer, Carl; Schulz, Richard; Szapocznik, Jose – Gerontologist, 2006
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the role of family functioning in the stress process in a sample of caregivers of dementia patients by using a structural family framework. The stress-process model of caregiver distress included family functioning as an intervening variable in the relationship between objective burden and…
Descriptors: Family Role, Dementia, Caregivers, Predictor Variables