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The Saint Louis Symptom Checklist: Factor Structure for an Adolescent Sample.
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Zand, Debra H.; Gouwens, Donald L.; Evenson, Richard C. – Psychology in the Schools, 2001
Investigates the factor structure and reliability of the Saint Louis Symptom Checklist (SLSCL) with an adolescent sample. An exploratory principal components factor analysis followed by a varimax rotation of 209 male and female adolescents yielded eight conceptually relevant factors. Discusses directions for future research. (Contains 11…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, High Schools
Construct Validity of the Learning Behavior Scale with an Independent Sample of Students.
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Worrell, Frank C.; Vandiver, Beverly J.; Watkins, Marley W. – Psychology in the Schools, 2001
Examines the factor structure of the Learning Behavior Scale (LBS) in a sample of 257 elementary school students. Results indicate that the internal consistency of the total LBS scores were high enough for individual decision making, whereas the reliability estimates of scores on the Attention/Persistence and Strategy/Flexibility subscales were…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Cognitive Measurement, Construct Validity, Elementary Education
Longitudinal Factor Structure of the WISC-III among Students with Disabilities.
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Watkins, Marley W.; Canivez, Gary L. – Psychology in the Schools, 2001
Analyzes the longitudinal factor structure of the WISC-III for both configural and metric invariance with a group of 177 students with disabilities. Concludes that the WISC-III measures the same constructs with equal fidelity across time which allows unequivocal interpretation of score differences as reflecting changes in underlying latent…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Disabilities, Elementary Education, Factor Structure
Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analyses of the Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests--Revised with Special Education Students.
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Williams, Thomas Oliver, Jr.; Eaves, Ronald C. – Psychology in the Schools, 2001
Analyzes the factor structure of the Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests-Revised (WRMT-R) using data from a sample of special education students. Woodcock asserted that the WRMT-R measured two important aspects of reading ability: Basic Skills and Reading Comprehension. Results of the analyses indicated a robust single factor and provided little…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Learning Disabilities
Intellectual Assessment of Hispanic Children.
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Clarizio, Harvey F. – Psychology in the Schools, 1982
Examines whether individual intelligence tests such as the WISC-R are biased against Hispanic school-aged children. Discusses three common but faulty notions of test bias, and advances a psychometric definition of bias. Analyzes evidence regarding external and internal validity. Presents guidelines for intellectual assessment of bilingual…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Bilingual Students, Children, Elementary Secondary Education