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Alamer, Abdullah; Marsh, Herbert – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2022
This study offers methodological synergy in the examination of factorial structure in second language (L2) research. It illustrates the effectiveness and flexibility of the recently developed exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM) method, which integrates the advantages of exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Factor Analysis, Structural Equation Models, Second Language Learning
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Steedle, Jeffrey T.; Hong, Maxwell; Cheng, Ying – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2019
Self-report inventories are commonly administered to measure social-emotional learning competencies related to college and career readiness. Inattentive responding can negatively impact the validity of interpreting individual results and the accuracy of construct validity evidence. This study applied nine methods of detecting insufficient effort…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Social Development, Emotional Development, College Readiness
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Woods, Isaac L., Jr.; Niileksela, Christopher; Floyd, Randy G. – Contemporary School Psychology, 2021
Racial/ethnic bias in the prediction of students' educational potential was questioned in the Larry P. Vs. Riles case. The construct and predictive validity of the Woodcock-Johnson IV Tests of Cognitive Abilities (WJ IV; Schrank et al. 2014b) have not been examined for racial/ethnic bias. This study extended Keith's (1999) examination of bias…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Tests, Predictor Variables, Reading Achievement
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Campbell, Corbin M.; Cabrera, Alberto F. – Review of Higher Education, 2011
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Benchmarks has emerged as a competing paradigm for assessing institutional effectiveness vis-a-vis the U.S. News & World Report. However, Porter (2009) has critiqued it for failing to meet validity and reliability standards. This study investigated whether the NSSE five benchmarks had construct…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Student Surveys, Learner Engagement, College Seniors
Dye, David A. – 1990
The construct validity of biographical items in the Individual Achievement Record (IAR) was assessed in an attempt to develop a confirmatory factor model. This first phase of a two-phase study focused on the IAR's use as a predictor of job performance. The IAR is an empirically keyed biodata inventory containing 112 multiple-choice items. Item…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biographical Inventories, Construct Validity, Educational Background