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ERIC Number: EJ533502
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1644
The Development and Validation of a Scale Measuring Desire for Control on Examinations.
Wise, Steven L.; And Others
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v56 n4 p710-18 Aug 1996
Validity of the Desire for Control on Examinations (DCE) scale, developed as a measure of an individual's desire for control in an examination context, was studied with 3 samples (total of 378 college students), using a 5-point Likert-type scale, a general 5-point scale, and the Desirability of Control (DC) scale. The DCE exhibited acceptable levels of reliability and substantial evidence of construct validity. (SLD)
Descriptors: Attitudes, College Students, Construct Validity, Higher Education, Self Concept, Test Construction, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Tests
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Control (Social Behavior); Desire for Control on Examinations Scale; Perceived Control