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The Practicality of Behavioral Observation Scales, Behavioral Expectation Scales, and Trait Scales.
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Wiersma, Uco; Latham, Gary P. – Personnel Psychology, 1986
The practicality of three appraisal instruments was measured in terms of user preference, namely, behavioral observation scales (BOS), behavioral expectation scales (BES), and trait scales. In all instances, BOS were preferred to BES, and in all but two instances, BOS were viewed as superior to trait scales. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Administrators, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Personnel Evaluation
Ethnic Identity Assessment among Inner-City African American Children: Evaluating the Applicability of the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure.
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Reese, Le'Roy E.; Vera, Elizabeth M.; Paikoff, Roberta L. – Journal of Black Psychology, 1998
Examined the reliability of the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Scale (MEIM) (J. Phinney, 1992) in measuring feelings of ethnic affirmation and belongings, ethnic behaviors, and ethnic knowledge with 118 inner-city African American children aged 8 to 12 years. Results of reliability analyses are mixed and indicate that constructs of ethnic behavior and…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Black Youth, Ethnicity, Inner City
Measuring Barriers to Help-Seeking Behaviors in Adolescents.
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Kuhl, Josephine; Jarkon-Horlick, Liat; Morissey, Richard F. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1997
A questionnaire developed to measure barriers to help-seeking behavior in adolescents was tested with 280 high school students following a pilot study. The instrument, Barriers to Adolescents Seeking Help, was found to have good test-retest reliability and adequate validity. Its use in identifying adolescents amenable to or resistant to therapy is…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Help Seeking, High School Students
Test of Reactions and Adaptation in College (TRAC): A New Measure of Learning Propensity for College Students.
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Larose, Simon; Roy, Roland – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1995
The Test of Reactions and Adaptation in College (TRAC), a measure of students' personal dispositions toward learning, is presented. Results from 2 different samples of college students (n=1,081) indicate acceptable psychometric characteristics for the TRAC. The TRAC predicted college success better than high school weighted academic average did.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Beliefs, College Students
Coping in Adolescence: Empirical Evidence for a Theoretically Based Approach to Assessing Coping.
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Phelps, Susan B.; Jarvis, Patricia A. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1994
Reported stressors and patterns of coping strategies of 484 high school students were studied through their responses on the COPE Inventory and other measures. Results support the measure's internal consistency but suggest significant gender differences and four factors among the subscales. Implications for the instruments' use with adolescents…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Coping, Educational Assessment
Primary Childhood School Success Scale.
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Seagraves, Margaret C. – 1995
The purpose of this research study was to build and pilot a psychometric instrument, the Primary Childhood School Success Scale (PCSSS), to identify behaviors needed for children to be successful in first grade. Fifty-two teacher responses were collected. The instrument had a reliability coefficient (Alpha) of 0.95, a mean of 13.26, and a variance…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Cognitive Development
Hilson Adolescent Profile (HAP): Hilson Research Abstracts.
Hilson Research Inc., Kew Gardens, NY. – 1992
Abstracts and bibliographic citations are given for the following documents concerned with the use and characteristics of the Hilson Adolescent Profile (HAP): (1) "Use of the Hilson Adolescent Profile To Compare Juvenile Offenders with Junior and Senior High School Students" (R. E. Inwald and K. E. Brobst); (2) "The Effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies
Interpretation of the WISC-III and Its Subtests.
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Nicholson, Charles L.; Alcorn, Charles L. – 1993
The use of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Third Edition (WISC-III) and its interpretation in educational use are discussed. To measure intelligence, Wechsler believed one must measure the various aptitudes that contribute to the total behavior of the individual. The WISC-III has six verbal subtests and seven performance subtests.…
Descriptors: Aptitude, Behavior Patterns, Children, Cognitive Processes