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Rogers, Daniel T. – Teaching of Psychology, 2015
This study further examined the reliability and validity of the Learning Alliance Inventory (LAI), a self-report measure designed to assess the working alliance between a student and a teacher. The LAI was found to have good internal consistency and test--retest reliability, and it demonstrated the predicted convergence with measures of immediacy…
Descriptors: Program Validation, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Self Disclosure (Individuals)
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Onder, Fulya Cenkseven; Yilmaz, Yasin – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the parenting styles and life satisfaction predict delinquent behaviors frequently or not. Firstly the data were collected from 471 girls and 410 boys, a total of 881 high school students. Then the research was carried out with 502 students showing low (n = 262, 52.2%) and high level of delinquent…
Descriptors: High School Students, Measures (Individuals), Parenting Styles, Delinquency
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Gitomer, Drew H.; Brown, Terran L.; Bonett, John – Journal of Teacher Education, 2011
Many individuals who attempt to enter teacher education programs are precluded from doing so because of an inability to pass basic skills tests. The authors examine whether these tests are simply a gate that needs to be passed through or whether they provide useful early information about how individuals are likely to perform on subsequent…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Basic Skills, Prognostic Tests, Educational Testing
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Freng, Scott; Webber, David; Blatter, Jamin; Wing, Ashley; Scott, Walter D. – Teaching of Psychology, 2011
Comprehension of statistics and research methods is crucial to understanding psychology as a science (APA, 2007). However, psychology majors sometimes approach methodology courses with derision or anxiety (Onwuegbuzie & Wilson, 2003; Rajecki, Appleby, Williams, Johnson, & Jeschke, 2005); consequently, students may postpone…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Grade Point Average, Research Methodology, Academic Achievement
Spenner, Kenneth I. – 1974
This research report presents the results of a study to determine the influence of significant others upon adolescent levels of aspiration. High school sophomores in a central Wisconsin community responded to an instrument testing ego, ego's perception of significant others' expectations, and occupational aspiration. The two hypotheses under study…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aspiration, Educational Research, Family Influence