In this article the development and validation of the Beliefs about Primary Education Scale (BPES) are described. The BPES is an 18-item scale for assessing primary school teachers' beliefs toward the nature of good education, subdivided in a transmissive dimension (TD) and a developmental dimension (DD). Both dimensions assess beliefs toward the…

Creativity can be broadly defined as a combination of interacting individual and environmental resources leading to the production of valuable solutions. This paper concentrates on the type of creativity that can be expressed in solving social problems. After reviewing the potentially relevant psychological and contextual variables intervening in…

There are a number of measurement instruments in the field of education whose aims are to measure various aspects of educational technology. However, the psychometric properties of such instruments are not always determined, and their use is not always appropriate. The aim of this study was to determine the psychometric properties of the survey of…

The purpose of this paper is to introduce an integrated values, skills and knowledge (VSK) framework for initial teacher preparation programmes. The VSK framework articulated, in broad terms, the desired skills and knowledge components for beginning teachers, with the underlying core values permeating the programmes. The paper has two parts, the…

The College English Test-Spoken English Test is a nationwide spoken English test designed to assess the oral communicative ability of Chinese university and college students who have undertaken compulsory English study at a Chinese university. This article describes the test and evaluates it in terms of reliability, validity, authenticity,…

The Objective Measure of Ego Identity was administered to 350 adolescents to test the Eriksonian theory of a developmental continuum from role diffusion to identity achievement. The results offer construct validity for the dynamic process proposed by Blos and Erikson, but do not support the categorization procedure as set forth by Adams, Shea, and…

In this project, I explain a framework for the evaluation of testing procedures in web-based language learning programs containing four dimensions: construct validity, reliability, authenticity and impact. Qualitative, open-ended criteria are proposed and applied in an n=1 case study format. The evaluated program shows little validity with its…

The Coping Scale for Adults (CSA) has been developed as an instrument to be used by teachers, administrators, parents, and adults in general to assist them to develop their coping resources. This paper reports on the validity and utility of this instrument. Five studies using the CSA (E. Frydenberg and R. Lewis, 1997) found significant…

A work ethic instrument was tested with 122 Catholic priests and nuns, 147 Catholic parishioners, and 293 university students employed part time. Factor analysis revealed four dimensions: hard work, nonleisure, independence, and asceticism. (SK)

Describes theoretical connections among field theory, defensiveness, attributions, and taking conflict personally (TCP). Revises the original version of a multidimensional TCP scale, measuring six TCP subscales: direct personalization, persecution feelings, stress reaction, positive relational effects, negative relational effects, and like/dislike…

Evaluates the efficacy of a multidimensional model of body image that incorporated the dimensions of perception, affect, cognition, and behavior. Results did not support the hypothesized four-factor model, but rather a model that consisted of three factors. The results highlight the multidimensionality of the body image construct and the…

Investigated influence of retranslated behavior checklists on construct validity of dimension ratings for 2 assessment center exercises using 10 assessors. Found assessor use of behavior checklists increased average convergent validity while decreasing average discriminant validity. Behavior checklist sums were moderately correlated with…

Tests a model of interpersonal communication motives and the construct of validity of the Interpersonal Communication Motives Instrument (ICM). Finds that the ICM is differentially related to who people talk to, how people talk, and what people talk about. (SR)

Investigated the construct validity of the Values Scale through a comparison of scores of 384 participants across 4 career-stage age groups and 5 occupational groups. Results support a conclusion that the Values Scale distinguishes age groups and some occupational groups in expected ways and may be used by counselors in the assessment of work…

Conducted convergent/divergent study on 6 Coping Resources Inventory for Stress (CRIS) scales using 68 graduate students as subjects. Each of CRIS scales converged with its validating test and diverged from test that measures different construct. Results support construct validity of CRIS scales and suggest it may be promising research and…