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My Attitudes toward Science (MATS): The Development of a Multidimensional Instrument Measuring Students' Science Attitudes
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Hillman, Susan J.; Zeeman, Stephan I.; Tilburg, Charles E.; List, Henrietta E. – Learning Environments Research, 2016
The number of students in the United States choosing science, technology, engineering or mathematics careers is declining at a time when demand for these occupations is rapidly increasing. Numerous efforts have been undertaken to reverse this trend, yet results are uncertain. One's attitude is key to many choices one makes, and this includes, for…
Descriptors: Scientific Attitudes, Attitudes, Science Instruction, Evaluation
Jordanian Vocational, Secondary Education Teachers and Acquisition of the National Professional Standards
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Al-Dajeh, Hesham I. – Education, 2012
The main purpose of this study was to estimate the level of acquisition of the Jordanian national professional standards by vocational, secondary education teachers. Two hundred teachers participated in the study. The data were collected by questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS version 15.0. Questionnaire validity was assessed by content validity,…
Descriptors: Validity, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries, Secondary Education
A Method to Examine Content Domain Structures
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D'Agostino, Jerome; Karpinski, Aryn; Welsh, Megan – International Journal of Testing, 2011
After a test is developed, most content validation analyses shift from ascertaining domain definition to studying domain representation and relevance because the domain is assumed to be set once a test exists. We present an approach that allows for the examination of alternative domain structures based on extant test items. In our example based on…
Descriptors: Expertise, Test Items, Mathematics Tests, Factor Analysis
High School Exit Exams and "Mis"measurement
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Tienken, Christopher H. – Educational Forum, 2011
Test score validity takes center stage in the debate over the use of high school exit exams. Scant literature addresses the amount of conditional standard error of measurement (CSEM) present in individual student results on high school exit exams. The purpose of this study is to fill a void in the literature and add a national review of the CSEM,…
Descriptors: High Schools, Exit Examinations, State Departments of Education, Error of Measurement
Development and Validation of the FYI - A Preliminary Report
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Baker, Harley E.; Styer, Jane S.; Harmon, Lenore; Pommerich, Mary – Online Submission, 2010
Developed for the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) Career Exploration Program, the Find Your Interests (FYI) inventory was designed to help students learn about their career-related interests. The FYI is a 90-item interest inventory based on Holland's (1973, 1985, 1997) widely accepted theory and taxonomy of career choice. The…
Descriptors: Interest Inventories, Career Choice, High School Students, Career Exploration
Examining the Validity of a Swedish Version of the Self-Presentation in Exercise Questionnaire
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Lindwall, Magnus – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2005
This study examines the factorial validity, factorial invariance across gender, and construct validity of a Swedish version of the Self-Presentation in Exercise Questionnaire (SPEQ; Conroy, Motl, & Hall, 2000). The a priori two-factor 14-item, 11-item, and 9-item models fail to reach acceptable levels of fit in a calibration sample. A modified…
Descriptors: Validity, Content Validity, Construct Validity, Factor Structure