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What Do We Really Know about Grit? A Multivariate Statistical Analysis Investigation on the Construct Validity of Grit
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Collaço, Christine M. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The primary purpose of this study was to collect evidence on the construct validity of grit using convergent, discriminant, and predictive validity principles. To accomplish this purpose and extend previous research on grit, college students from two schools completed an instrument comprised of a cognitive ability test, and a questionnaire. The…
Descriptors: College Students, Academic Persistence, Construct Validity, Predictive Validity
Development and Initial Validation of the Student Rating of Environmental Stressors Scale: Stressors Faced by Students in Accelerated High School Curricula
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Suldo, Shannon M.; Dedrick, Robert F.; Shaunessy-Dedrick, Elizabeth; Roth, Rachel A.; Ferron, John – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2015
High school students in accelerated curricula face stressors beyond typical adolescent developmental challenges. The Student Rating of Environmental Stressors Scale (StRESS) is a self-report measure of environmental stressors appropriate for students in Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses. We developed the StRESS…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Test Construction, Test Validity, Stress Variables
Development and Initial Validation of the Student Rating of Environmental Stressors Scale (StRESS): Stressors Faced by Students in Accelerated High School Curricula
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Suldo, Shannon M.; Dedrick, Robert F.; Shaunessy-Dedrick, Elizabeth; Roth, Rachel A.; Ferron, John – Grantee Submission, 2015
High school students in accelerated curricula face stressors beyond typical adolescent developmental challenges. The Student Rating of Environmental Stressors Scale (StRESS) is a self-report measure of environmental stressors appropriate for students in Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses. We developed the StRESS…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Test Construction, Test Validity, High School Students
An Investigation of the Construct Validity of the Personality Trait of Self-Directed Learning
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Lounsbury, John W.; Levy, Levy J.; Park, Soo-Hee; Gibson, Lucy W.; Smith, Ryan – Learning and Individual Differences, 2009
Based on samples of 398 middle school students, 568 high school students, and 1159 college students, self-directed learning was found to be related to cumulative grade-point-average at all levels as well as to Big Five personality traits (Openness, Conscientiousness, Emotional Stability, and Extraversion), narrow personality traits (Optimism,…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, College Students, Vocational Interests, Construct Validity