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Philanthropic Tendency Scale for Teachers
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Ahmet Yildirim; Aysenur Mumcuoglu; Ecem Yasar Türkel; Zeliha Demirci Ünal; Elif Naz Altas; Elif Topatan; Seher Kiliç – Psychology in the Schools, 2025
Philanthropy is love of humanity and a sincere action without anticipating anything in return for oneself and the community. In contrast, misanthropy is defined as not loving and hating people. The purpose of the current study is to develop a valid and reliable scale to measure in-service teachers' philanthropic tendencies. First of all, the…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Private Financial Support, Attitude Measures, Teacher Attitudes
Preliminary Development and Validation of the Positive School Transition Readiness Survey (PSTRS)
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Gazal Bharara; Scott Duncan – Psychology in the Schools, 2024
The transition to secondary school can be a challenging period for adolescents. Although several questionnaires exist to measure transition-related concerns, there is a need to develop a comprehensive survey for assessing the knowledge and skills that adolescents require to adapt effectively to a new school. Thus, the purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Surveys, Psychometrics, Construct Validity, Test Reliability
Exploratory Factor Analysis, Reliability, and Validity of the Interventionist Knowledge and Skills Survey
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Bahr, Michael W.; Edwin, Mary; Long, Kara A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2022
This study examined the development and technical adequacy of the Interventionist Knowledge and Skill Survey (IKSS), a self-assessment used for understanding the degree of knowledge and skills associated with interventionists working within a multitiered system of support (MTSS). A national sample of 600 school psychologists and school counselors…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Individuals), Surveys, Test Construction, School Psychologists
Measuring Aspirations, Belonging, and Productivity in Secondary Students: Validation of the Student School Engagement Measure
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Hazel, Cynthia E.; Vazirabadi, G. Emma; Gallagher, John – Psychology in the Schools, 2013
This article proposes a model of student school engagement, comprising aspirations, belonging, and productivity. From this model, items for the Student School Engagement Measure (SSEM) were developed. The SSEM was validated with data from 396 eighth graders in an urban school district. Utilizing structural equation modeling, the second-order…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Models, Measures (Individuals), Grade 8
Stability of the Factor Structure of a Short Form of the Minnesota Teacher Attitude Inventory
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Bell, John A. – Psychology in the Schools, 1977
A 60-item short form of the Mnnesota Teacher Attitude Inventory (MTAI) was compared to the present 150-item form to determine whether the same constructs were common to both sets of items. Five factors were found to be highly consistent for each group and with the results reported in the literature. (Author)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Factor Analysis
Development of the California School Climate and Safety Survey-Short Form
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Furlong, Michael J.; Greif, Jennifer L.; Bates, Michael P.; Whipple, Angela D.; Jimenez, Terese C.; Morrison, Richard – Psychology in the Schools, 2005
Planning is essential to creating safe schools and it is required by the Federal No Child Left Behind legislation (U.S. Department of Education, 2004) and implemented via district local education action plans. The implementation of these plans involves continuous monitoring and reevaluation of information pertinent to each campus. As such, this…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Safety, Psychometrics, Factor Structure