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Methodical Challenges Concerning the Draw-A-Scientist Test: A Critical View about the Assessment and Evaluation of Learners' Conceptions of Scientists
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Reinisch, Bianca; Krell, Moritz; Hergert, Susann; Gogolin, Sarah; Krüger, Dirk – International Journal of Science Education, 2017
Students' and pre-service teachers' conceptions of scientists have been assessed in a variety of studies. One of the most commonly used instruments is the Draw-A-Scientist Test (DAST) which offers the advantage that no verbal skills are needed by the participants. In some studies, methodical challenges related to the DAST have been discussed; for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cognitive Tests, Freehand Drawing, Personality Measures
Construct Validation of Imaginative Assessment of Family Orientation and Status Perception: Theoretical and Methodological Implications for the Thematic Apperception Test.
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Richardson, Virginia; Partridge, Susan – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1982
Based upon a sample of 1,428 randomly selected adults, this study provided evidence regarding the appropriateness of the Thematic Apperception Test in assessing interpersonal processes and examined whether the individual concerns expressed by respondents reflect their covert needs or their behavioral inclinations. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Adults, Family Characteristics, Family Relationship, Family Status
CRISP-Psychometric Assessment of Postdivorce Stress/Adjustment in Children.
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Aronson, David M.; Baum, Steven K. – 1983
A new psychometric instrument for measuring the impact of divorce on elementary school age children was developed: the Child's Report of the Impact of Separation by Parents (CRISP). This structured projective test was specifically designed to assess children's postdivorce stress/adjustment. An initial version of the CRISP was administered to 99…
Descriptors: Divorce, Elementary Education, Emotional Adjustment, Measurement Techniques
Component Structure of the Attribution Style Questionnaire.
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Huckel, Lorraine H.; Velicer, Wayne F. – 1985
The Attribution Style Questionnaire (ASQ) is a short (36-item) objective inventory which assesses cognitions regarding responsibility for bad and good outcomes relevant to cognitive models of depression. Three alternative scoring systems have been proposed; no scoring system has been empirically verified. Convergent and discriminant validity have…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Higher Education
A Construct Validation of Fear of Success.
Sellers, Elizabeth Bull; Keenan, Verne C. – 1977
Fear of success, as traditionally measured by Horner's projective medical school cue and as measured by Pappo's Fear of Success Questionnaire, was examined in an exploratory attempt at validating the fear of success construct. Sixty-eight male and 119 female undergraduates were administered a battery of tests designed to measure fear of success,…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Affiliation Need, Failure, Fear of Success
Evaluating Classroom Instruction: Sourcebook of Instruments. Final Report.
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Borich, Gary D.; Madden, Susan K. – 1976
During the course of investigations on such topics as the instructional styles, interaction patterns and personality characteristics of teachers, the organizational structure of schools, the technology of instruction, and the affective and cognitive growth of students, researchers have developed hundreds of psychological and educational…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Aptitude Tests, Attitude Measures, Check Lists