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Hebles, Melany; Yániz-Álvarez-de-Eulate, Concepción; Alonso-Dos-Santos, Manuel – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2022
The main purpose of this study was to design and validate a scale to assess the teamwork competency of undergraduate students (TCS, Teamwork Competency Scale). The research instrument designed and subjected to validation has nine specific dimensions: Collective effectiveness, learning orientation, group goal setting, planning and coordination,…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Competence, Measures (Individuals), Student Attitudes
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Christian Berger; Lisandra Angulo Gallo – Social Development, 2024
Even though Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) has become a central domain in education, there is still a lack of clarity in the underlying conceptual models guiding educational efforts and insufficient empirical evidence supporting these models. The Chilean Agency for Quality in Education developed a socioemotional questionnaire as part of the…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Models, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Competence
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Patricio Cabello; Farzane Saadati; Pía Barahona – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2024
This study aimed to validate a multidimensional instrument for assessing distance teaching-learning. It combined factors measuring motivation with instructional material and the teaching-learning experience with peers and teachers. The instrument was administered to 2,984 higher education students in Chile, demonstrating its statistical validity…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Higher Education, Vocational Education, Foreign Countries
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Sandra Cruz; Daniela Jimenez; Yulan Sun; Gabriele Kaiser; Leonor Varas – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2024
Teacher education quality and effectiveness have been at the centre of policy discussions in the last decades. As part of efforts to improve teacher preparation, law 20.903 requires Chilean universities to design and apply diagnostic tests assessing the construct of their choice to all first-year preservice teachers. Based on these results,…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Diagnostic Tests, Preservice Teachers
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Isolda Margarita Castillo-Martínez; Davis Velarde-Camaqui; María Soledad Ramírez-Montoya; Jorge Sanabria-Z – Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 2024
Reasoning for complexity is a fundamental competency in these complex times for solutions to social problems and decision-making. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the validity and reliability of the eComplexity instrument by presenting its psychometric properties. The instrument consists of a Likert-type scale questionnaire designed to…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Difficulty Level
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Reyes-Reyes, Alejandro; Calzadilla-Núñez, Aracelis; Torres-Martínez, Pilar; Díaz-Calzadilla, Patricia; Pastén-Hidalgo, Wilson; Bracho-Milic, Fanny; Díaz-Narváez, Víctor – SAGE Open, 2021
Currently, the most common measurement of empathy is obtained using scales that offer a continuum between a minimum and a maximum value. The objectives of this study were to establish a norm and estimate cut-off points that would make it possible to assess the Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE) version for Health Professions students (HPS-version),…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Empathy, Psychometrics, Cutting Scores
Del Valle, Milenko; Matos, Lennia; Díaz, Alejandro; Pérez, María Victoria; Vergara, Jorge – Journal of Educational Psychology - Propositos y Representaciones, 2018
This research work aims to analyze the psychometric properties of the Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction and Frustration Scale (BPNSFS)--autonomy, competence and relatedness--identified by the self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 2000b), in a sample of 297 university students from different faculties and programs belonging to a Chilean…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Likert Scales, Psychometrics, Psychological Needs
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Ossa-Cornejo, Carlos; Díaz-Mujica, Alejandro; Aedo-Saravia, Jaime; Merino-Escobar, Jose M.; Bustos-Navarrete, Claudio – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2017
Introduction: There are a few methods to study inquiry's abilities in Chile, despite its importance in science education. This study analyzes the psychometric properties of a Scientific Inquiry Scale in pedagogy students of two Chilean universities. Method: The study uses an instrumental design with 325 students from 3 pedagogy majors. As a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychometrics, Science Process Skills, Inquiry
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Abubakar, Amina; van de Vijver, Fons; Alonso-Arbiol, Itziar; He, Jia; Adams, Byron; Aldhafri, Said; Aydinli-Karakulak, Arzu; Arasa, Josephine; Boer, Diana; Celenk, Ozgur; Dimitrova, Radosveta; Ferreira, Maria Cristina; Fischer, Ronald; Mbebeb, Fomba Emmanuel; Frías, María Teresa; Fresno, Andrés; Gillath, Omri; Harb, Charles; Handani, Penny; Hapunda, Given; Kamble, Shanmukh; Kosic, Marianna; Looh, Joseph Lah; Mazrui, Lubna; Mendia, Rafael Emilio; Murugami, Margaret; Mason-Li, Mei; Pandia, Weny Savitry; Perdomo, Cristina; Schachner, Maja; Sim, Samantha; Spencer, Rosario; Suryani, Angela; Tair, Ergyul – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2016
There is hardly any cross-cultural research on the measurement invariance of the Brief Multidimensional Students' Life Satisfaction Scales (BMSLSS). The current article evaluates the measurement invariance of the BMSLSS across cultural contexts. This cross-sectional study sampled 7,739 adolescents and emerging adults in 23 countries. A multi-group…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Attitude Measures, Adolescents, Young Adults
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Becerra, Sandra – International Education Studies, 2016
School climate is recognized as a relevant factor for the improvement of educative processes, favoring the administrative processes and optimum school performance. The present article is the result of a quantitative research model which had the objective of psychometrically designing and validating a scale to diagnose the organizational climate of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Environment, Measures (Individuals), Elementary School Teachers
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Meneses, Alejandra; Uccelli, Paola; Santelices, María Verónica; Ruiz, Marcela; Acevedo, Daniela; Figueroa, Javiera – Reading Research Quarterly, 2018
Although literacy achievement has improved in Chile, adolescents' underperformance in reading comprehension is still a serious concern. In English, core academic-language skills (CALS) have been found to significantly predict reading comprehension, even controlling for academic vocabulary knowledge. CALS are high-utility language skills that…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Foreign Countries, Academic Discourse, Reading Comprehension
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Martinez, Leandro Navas; Llorca, Jose Antonio Soriano; Tello, Francisco Pablo Holgado – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2013
Introduction: The aim of this study was to verify whether the six-dimension structure of the Physical Self-Concept Questionnaire is maintained with Chilean students, and to assess its psychometric qualities in this population. Method: One thousand seven hundred sixty-seven students took part in this research, from Central and South Chile; 45.8%…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Self Concept Measures, Physical Characteristics
Santelices, Maria Veronica; Ugarte, Juan Jose; Flotts, Paulina; Radovic, Darinka; Kyllonen, Patrick – Educational Testing Service, 2011
This paper presents the development and initial validation of new measures of critical thinking and noncognitive attributes that were designed to supplement existing standardized tests used in the admissions system for higher education in Chile. The importance of various facets of this process, including the establishment of technical rigor and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Entrance Examinations, Test Construction, Test Validity