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Direct linkHanauer, David I.; Graham, Mark J.; Hatfull, Graham F. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2016
Curricular changes that promote undergraduate persistence in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines are likely associated with particular student psychological outcomes, and tools are needed that effectively assess these developments. Here, we describe the theoretical basis, psychometric properties, and predictive…
Descriptors: College Students, Academic Persistence, Psychometrics, Predictive Validity
Fusilier, Marcelline; Durlabhji, Subhash; Cucchi, Alain – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2008
National background of users may influence the process of technology acceptance. The present study explored this issue with the new, integrated technology use model proposed by Sun and Zhang (2006). Data were collected from samples of college students in India, Mauritius, Reunion Island, and United States. Questionnaire methodology and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Data Analysis, Internet, Technology Integration
Stroup, Atlee L. – J Exp Educ, 1970
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, College Students, Correlation
Hall, Michael C. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2009
This article presents the results of a factor analysis on the distance education surveys "Is Online Learning Right for Me?" and "What Technical Skills Do I Need?" Both surveys are 15-question, forced response, self-scoring guides that have face validity for individual traits and skills believed to contribute to potential success in an…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Online Courses, Predictive Validity
Peer reviewedAyers, Jerry B.; Rohr, Michael E. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1972
Study was designed to examine the validity of the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire in predicting achievement of college sophomores majoring in Education. (Authors)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Factor Analysis, Personality Assessment
Peer reviewedOsipow, Samuel H.; And Others – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1976
A scale designed to measure and identify antecedents of educational-vocational indecision was administered to a variety of college student groups. Results indicate that the scale is reliable, appears to discriminate career-decided from career-undecided students, and is responsive to interventions designed to alleviate educational-vocational…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, College Students, Decision Making
Factor Analysis of Breadth and Depth Dimensions on Wechsler's Similarities and Vocabulary Subscales.
Peer reviewedBailey, Kent G.; Federman, Edward J. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1979
The purpose of this research was to further study the breadth and depth dimensions of the WAIS similarities and vocabulary subscales by factor analyzing several measures of intelligence: a comprehension index, SAT scores, and grade point average (GPA). (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, College Students, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure
Download full textAndrulis, Richard S. – 1972
The purpose of the investigation was to determine the construct validity of a standardized achievement test. The test, administered to over 5800 subjects, is one examination in a diploma program for students pursuing the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) designation. Results of factor and multiple discriminant analysis indicated the presence of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, College Students, Educational Research
Peer reviewedRubin, Alan M. – Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 1985
This study of U.S. college students' soap opera viewing habits investigated their motives; interrelationships among motives, audience viewing dispositions, and life patterns; whether viewing dispositions and life pattern variables explain viewing motives; and what multivariate structures explain relationships between viewing motives, viewing…
Descriptors: Attitudes, College Students, Content Analysis, Correlation
Borich, Gary D.; Bauman, Patricia M. – 1972
The French and Guilford-Zimmerman measures of spatial orientation and spatial visualization factors are compared. Both approaches to measurement are described. A study to assess the two approaches is reported. Both tests were administered to 40 college sophomores in a classroom setting according to published instructions. Pearson product-moment…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Aptitude Tests, College Students, Correlation
Menaker, Shirley L.; And Others – 1966
An investigation was undertaken to determine how successfully an overall adjustment rating made by trained clinical raters could be predicted by means of a computer program for scoring adjustment which used only the data from a one word sentence completion instrument. Subjects for the study were 69 female college seniors at the University of…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Clinical Experience, College Students, Computers
