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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Sung, Yao-Ting; Chao, Tzu-Yang – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2015
The tools used for measuring examination stress have three main limitations: sample selected, sample sizes, and measurement contents. In this study, we constructed the Examination Stress Scale (ExamSS), and 4,717 high school students participated in this research. The results indicate that ExamSS has satisfactory reliability, construct validity,…
Descriptors: Test Anxiety, Adolescents, Measures (Individuals), Test Construction
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Brigman, Greg; Wells, Craig; Webb, Linda; Villares, Elizabeth; Carey, John C.; Harrington, Karen – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2015
This article describes the confirmatory factor analysis of the Student Engagement in School Success Skills (SESSS) instrument. The results of this study confirm that the SESSS has potential to be a useful self-report measure of elementary students' use of strategies and skills associated with enhanced academic learning and achievement.
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Factor Analysis, Learner Engagement, Measures (Individuals)
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Zaporozhets, Olga; Fox, Christine M.; Beltyukova, Svetlana A.; Laux, John M.; Piazza, Nick J.; Salyers, Kathleen – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2015
This study was to develop a linear measure of change using University of Rhode Island Change Assessment items that represented Prochaska and DiClemente's theory. The resulting Toledo Measure of Change is short, is easy to use, and provides reliable scores for identification of individuals' stage of change and progression within that…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Change, Measures (Individuals), Test Construction
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Erford, Bradley T.; Miller, Emily M.; Isbister, Katherine – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2015
This study provides preliminary analysis of the Disruptive Behavior Rating Scale-2nd Edition--Self-Report, which was designed to screen individuals aged 10 years and older for anxiety and behavior symptoms. Score reliability and internal and external facets of validity were good for a screening-level test.
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Screening Tests, Anxiety Disorders, Behavior Problems
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Dailey, Stephanie F.; Robertson, Linda A.; Gill, Carman S. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2015
This article describes a follow-up analysis of the Spiritual Competency Scale, which initially validated ASERVIC's (Association for Spiritual, Ethical and Religious Values in Counseling) spiritual competencies. The study examined whether the factor structure of the Spiritual Competency Scale would be supported by participants (i.e., ASERVIC…
Descriptors: Religious Factors, Competence, Measures (Individuals), Factor Structure