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Determination and Validation of the Project for Educational Research That Scales (PERTS) Survey Factor Structure
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Hanson, Janet – Journal of Educational Issues, 2017
This study used exploratory factor analysis to test the factor structure of the Project for Educational Research That Scales (PERTS) instrument. Research that reports the reliability, construct validity, and factor structure of the PERTS scale is useful for interpreting the results from the use of the widely distributed survey and for suggesting…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Factor Structure, Program Validation, Factor Analysis
Testing the Difference between School Level and Academic Mindset in the Classroom: Implications for Developing Student Psycho-Social Skills in Secondary School Classrooms
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Hanson, Janet – Journal of Educational Issues, 2017
This study explored the relationship between school level and the psychosocial construct of an academic mindset operationalized on the Likert-style Project for "Educational Research That Scales" (PERTS) instrument; widely used in testing academic mindset interventions at the classroom level. Analyses were conducted using existing school…
Descriptors: Likert Scales, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Correlation
Investigating the Relationship between School Level and a School Growth Mindset
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Hanson, Janet; Ruff, William; Bangert, Arthur – Journal of Educational Issues, 2016
This study explored the relationship between school level and the psychosocial construct of a growth mindset school culture. Data was collected on the What's My School Mindset (WMSM) Survey from a stratified random sample of PK-12 faculty and administrators (n = 347) in 30 schools across a large northwestern state. The overarching research…
Descriptors: School Culture, Elementary Secondary Education, Administrator Surveys, Teacher Surveys
Exploring the Relationship between School Growth Mindset and Organizational Learning Variables: Implications for Multicultural Education
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Hanson, Janet; Bangert, Arthur; Ruff, William – Journal of Educational Issues, 2016
According to school growth mindset theory a school's organizational structure influences teachers' beliefs in their collective ability to help all students grow and learn; including those from diverse cultural, religious, identity, and socioeconomic demographics. The implicit theory of growth mindset has been quantified for a school's culture on…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Beliefs, Administrative Organization, Organizational Climate