Pub Date : 2023-08-01Epub Date: 2023-04-05DOI: 10.1177/07342829231166725
Adam B Lockwood, Kelsey Klatka, Brandon Parker, Nicholas Benson
Eighty Woodcock-Johnson IV Tests of Achievement protocols from 40 test administrators were examined to determine the types and frequencies of administration and scoring errors made. Non-critical errors (e.g., failure to record verbatim) were found on every protocol (M = 37.2). Critical (e.g., standard score, start point) errors were found on 98.8% of protocols (M = 15.3). Additionally, a series of paired samples t-test were conducted to determine differences in total, critical, and non-critical errors pre- and during-COVID-19. No statistic differences were found. Our findings add to a growing body of research that suggests that errors on norm-referenced tests of achievement are pervasive. However, the frequency of errors did not appear to be affected by COVID-19 stressors or social distancing requirements. Implications of these findings for training and practice are discussed. Suggestions for future research are also provided.
{"title":"Administration and Scoring Errors on the Woodcock-Johnson IV Tests of Achievement: Before and During COVID-19.","authors":"Adam B Lockwood, Kelsey Klatka, Brandon Parker, Nicholas Benson","doi":"10.1177/07342829231166725","DOIUrl":"10.1177/07342829231166725","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Eighty Woodcock-Johnson IV Tests of Achievement protocols from 40 test administrators were examined to determine the types and frequencies of administration and scoring errors made. Non-critical errors (e.g., failure to record verbatim) were found on every protocol (<i>M</i> = 37.2). Critical (e.g., standard score, start point) errors were found on 98.8% of protocols (<i>M</i> = 15.3). Additionally, a series of paired samples t-test were conducted to determine differences in total, critical, and non-critical errors pre- and during-COVID-19. No statistic differences were found. Our findings add to a growing body of research that suggests that errors on norm-referenced tests of achievement are pervasive. However, the frequency of errors did not appear to be affected by COVID-19 stressors or social distancing requirements. Implications of these findings for training and practice are discussed. Suggestions for future research are also provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":51446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10080173/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45909087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-28DOI: 10.1177/07342829231189319
Jinyan Huang, Yaxin Dong, Chun-yan Han, Xiaojun Wang
Using expert reviews and item response theory (IRT), this study evaluated the language- and culture-related construct-irrelevant variance and reliability of the 2019 TIMSS sense of school belonging scale (SSBS) for grades 4 and 8. The five items of the SSBS, which were identical for both grades, were reviewed for the language- and culture-related construct-irrelevant variance evidence by 10 assessment experts who have expertise in Chinese and English languages and cultures. Further, the existing TIMSS 2019 SSBS data associated with the countries of China (Hong Kong), Singapore, Australia, and America were analyzed within the framework of IRT for estimating the item and scale information function values (i.e., reliability) of the SSBS. The experts did find language- and culture-related evidence in each of the five items that might lead to the construct variance of the SSBS across these four countries. The IRT results further indicated that the SSBS item and scale information function values varied considerably across these four countries. Suggestions for revising the SSBS are proposed for TIMSS program developers.
{"title":"Evaluating the Language- and Culture-Related Construct-Irrelevant Variance and Reliability of the Sense of School Belonging Scale: Suggestions for Revision","authors":"Jinyan Huang, Yaxin Dong, Chun-yan Han, Xiaojun Wang","doi":"10.1177/07342829231189319","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/07342829231189319","url":null,"abstract":"Using expert reviews and item response theory (IRT), this study evaluated the language- and culture-related construct-irrelevant variance and reliability of the 2019 TIMSS sense of school belonging scale (SSBS) for grades 4 and 8. The five items of the SSBS, which were identical for both grades, were reviewed for the language- and culture-related construct-irrelevant variance evidence by 10 assessment experts who have expertise in Chinese and English languages and cultures. Further, the existing TIMSS 2019 SSBS data associated with the countries of China (Hong Kong), Singapore, Australia, and America were analyzed within the framework of IRT for estimating the item and scale information function values (i.e., reliability) of the SSBS. The experts did find language- and culture-related evidence in each of the five items that might lead to the construct variance of the SSBS across these four countries. The IRT results further indicated that the SSBS item and scale information function values varied considerably across these four countries. Suggestions for revising the SSBS are proposed for TIMSS program developers.","PeriodicalId":51446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42285042","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-26DOI: 10.1177/07342829231191161
Anqi Peng, Meagan M. Patterson, Paula J. Fite
School connectedness plays a critical role in multiple aspects of child development. The purpose of this study was to operationalize school connectedness as a multidimensional construct and further assess whether this construct was measured similarly across gender and grade level among a sample of upper elementary school children (age M = 9.57; N = 361) in the United States. Based on prior scholarship, we identified and validated three key elements of school connectedness: school attachment, teacher attachment, and school safety. The results of multigroup confirmatory factor analysis showed that these three elements were measured comparably across gender and grade (Grades 3, 4, and 5). As measurement invariances by gender and grade were supported, we further examined differences in latent means among these groups and found that there were no differences in the three elements of school connectedness by gender; fourth graders had lower school attachment than third graders.
{"title":"School Connectedness: Examining Measurement Invariance by Gender and Grade","authors":"Anqi Peng, Meagan M. Patterson, Paula J. Fite","doi":"10.1177/07342829231191161","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/07342829231191161","url":null,"abstract":"School connectedness plays a critical role in multiple aspects of child development. The purpose of this study was to operationalize school connectedness as a multidimensional construct and further assess whether this construct was measured similarly across gender and grade level among a sample of upper elementary school children (age M = 9.57; N = 361) in the United States. Based on prior scholarship, we identified and validated three key elements of school connectedness: school attachment, teacher attachment, and school safety. The results of multigroup confirmatory factor analysis showed that these three elements were measured comparably across gender and grade (Grades 3, 4, and 5). As measurement invariances by gender and grade were supported, we further examined differences in latent means among these groups and found that there were no differences in the three elements of school connectedness by gender; fourth graders had lower school attachment than third graders.","PeriodicalId":51446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49161370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-17DOI: 10.1177/07342829231189010
Marios Biskas, F. Sirois, Thomas Llewelyn Webb
Despite research indicating that responding with self-compassion to lapses in goal pursuit can help people to achieve their goals, there is evidence that people often struggle to respond with self-compassion when it would benefit them. One reason is that people may not be familiar with the concept of self-compassion or may think negatively of self-compassion. We propose that providing information about self-compassion and its benefits can help people to respond with self-compassion to lapses in goal pursuit. To test this, we randomly assigned participants to a self-compassion psychoeducation condition or control condition and then tested whether they responded with self-compassion to a recalled lapse. The results suggested that, although psychoeducation seemed to influence participants’ beliefs about self-compassion, there was no evidence that psychoeducation increased self-compassionate responding. This finding highlights the need to develop additional strategies to help people to translate knowledge about self-compassion into self-compassionate responses to lapses and difficulties.
{"title":"Does Psychoeducation Help People to Respond to Goal Lapses With Self-Compassion?","authors":"Marios Biskas, F. Sirois, Thomas Llewelyn Webb","doi":"10.1177/07342829231189010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/07342829231189010","url":null,"abstract":"Despite research indicating that responding with self-compassion to lapses in goal pursuit can help people to achieve their goals, there is evidence that people often struggle to respond with self-compassion when it would benefit them. One reason is that people may not be familiar with the concept of self-compassion or may think negatively of self-compassion. We propose that providing information about self-compassion and its benefits can help people to respond with self-compassion to lapses in goal pursuit. To test this, we randomly assigned participants to a self-compassion psychoeducation condition or control condition and then tested whether they responded with self-compassion to a recalled lapse. The results suggested that, although psychoeducation seemed to influence participants’ beliefs about self-compassion, there was no evidence that psychoeducation increased self-compassionate responding. This finding highlights the need to develop additional strategies to help people to translate knowledge about self-compassion into self-compassionate responses to lapses and difficulties.","PeriodicalId":51446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45436243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-30DOI: 10.1177/07342829231186871
F. Fenouillet, V. Prokofieva, Sonia Lorant, J. Masson, D. Putwain
In the absence of a contemporaneous measure, the present study aimed to validate a French language translation of the Multidimensional Test Anxiety Scale (MTAS). In addition, measurement invariance was tested for gender and age. The participants were 520 secondary school students aged 11–16 years. A four-factor model of the MTAS showed a good fit to the data, good internal consistency, and the expected relations with trait anxiety and fear of assessment (positive), and examination performance (negative). Scalar invariance was shown for gender and age. Female students reported higher test anxiety scores. Older students reported higher scores on just one MTAS factor (cognitive interference); remaining factors were stable with age. The translated measure will greatly assist researchers and practitioners in the assessment of test anxiety in French language populations.
{"title":"French Study of Multidimensional Test Anxiety Scale in Relation to Performance, Age, and Gender","authors":"F. Fenouillet, V. Prokofieva, Sonia Lorant, J. Masson, D. Putwain","doi":"10.1177/07342829231186871","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/07342829231186871","url":null,"abstract":"In the absence of a contemporaneous measure, the present study aimed to validate a French language translation of the Multidimensional Test Anxiety Scale (MTAS). In addition, measurement invariance was tested for gender and age. The participants were 520 secondary school students aged 11–16 years. A four-factor model of the MTAS showed a good fit to the data, good internal consistency, and the expected relations with trait anxiety and fear of assessment (positive), and examination performance (negative). Scalar invariance was shown for gender and age. Female students reported higher test anxiety scores. Older students reported higher scores on just one MTAS factor (cognitive interference); remaining factors were stable with age. The translated measure will greatly assist researchers and practitioners in the assessment of test anxiety in French language populations.","PeriodicalId":51446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48334257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-29DOI: 10.1177/07342829231186685
Shan Chen, Yuanzhao Ding
In primary schools, the incorporation of STEAM education has become a widespread trend, as it is believed to have the potential to enhance the quality of education and foster students' competencies. This investigation aimed to explore the definition, measurement model, and scale of students' STEAM competence, emphasizing their hands-on experiences in STEAM education. A total of 1126 fourth to sixth-grade students participated in the survey and were examined to assess the reliability and validity of the STEAM competence scale developed based on previous studies and theoretical foundations. The results indicate that the scale is acceptable and that there are significant connections between various indicators as confirmed by path analysis. The study’s significance, limitations, and conclusions are also addressed.
{"title":"Assessing the Psychometric Properties of STEAM Competence in Primary School Students: A Construct Measurement Study","authors":"Shan Chen, Yuanzhao Ding","doi":"10.1177/07342829231186685","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/07342829231186685","url":null,"abstract":"In primary schools, the incorporation of STEAM education has become a widespread trend, as it is believed to have the potential to enhance the quality of education and foster students' competencies. This investigation aimed to explore the definition, measurement model, and scale of students' STEAM competence, emphasizing their hands-on experiences in STEAM education. A total of 1126 fourth to sixth-grade students participated in the survey and were examined to assess the reliability and validity of the STEAM competence scale developed based on previous studies and theoretical foundations. The results indicate that the scale is acceptable and that there are significant connections between various indicators as confirmed by path analysis. The study’s significance, limitations, and conclusions are also addressed.","PeriodicalId":51446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49367281","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-27DOI: 10.1177/07342829231185375
Martin Schoefl, Susanne Seifert, Gabriele Steinmair, C. Weber
Rapid automatized naming (RAN) powerfully predicts word-level reading fluency in the first 2 years of school as well as further reading development. Here, we analyze various RAN stimuli (objects and digits) and oral/silent word reading (OWR/SWR) modalities to find feasible measures for predicting early reading development. The RAN performances of 127 children starting first grade were assessed. The children’s oral and silent word reading skills were then reassessed in the second grade. Linear regression models and relative weight analysis were used to compare reading and screening modalities and further precursors of reading such as phonological awareness and nonverbal IQ were controlled. Scores from the first grade RAN assessment did not differentially predict second grade OWR versus SWR levels. RAN digits predicted word reading development more strongly than RAN objects, which contributed uniquely when predictions used only RAN variables. However, when different precursors of reading were controlled, only RAN digits helped to predict early reading performance.
{"title":"Are Both Object and Alphanumeric Rapid Automatized Naming Measures Required to Predict Word Reading Fluency in German Prereaders?","authors":"Martin Schoefl, Susanne Seifert, Gabriele Steinmair, C. Weber","doi":"10.1177/07342829231185375","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/07342829231185375","url":null,"abstract":"Rapid automatized naming (RAN) powerfully predicts word-level reading fluency in the first 2 years of school as well as further reading development. Here, we analyze various RAN stimuli (objects and digits) and oral/silent word reading (OWR/SWR) modalities to find feasible measures for predicting early reading development. The RAN performances of 127 children starting first grade were assessed. The children’s oral and silent word reading skills were then reassessed in the second grade. Linear regression models and relative weight analysis were used to compare reading and screening modalities and further precursors of reading such as phonological awareness and nonverbal IQ were controlled. Scores from the first grade RAN assessment did not differentially predict second grade OWR versus SWR levels. RAN digits predicted word reading development more strongly than RAN objects, which contributed uniquely when predictions used only RAN variables. However, when different precursors of reading were controlled, only RAN digits helped to predict early reading performance.","PeriodicalId":51446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45371036","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-27DOI: 10.1177/07342829231185854
J. Lopez, C. Johnson, L. Dai, M. H. Jones, M. Nodine, D. Cooper, S. Eckel
The present study examined the convergent validity between two frequently used achievement goal instruments: Patterns of Adaptive Learning Scales (PALS) and the Achievement Goal Questionnaire 3 × 2 (AGQ 3 × 2). Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation models tested for relationships both within and across the scales in a sample of undergraduate students (N = 363). Main findings suggested that the PALS and AGQ 3 × 2 had stronger relationships within their respective instruments then between the scales. The PALS and AGQ 3 × 2 instruments had some similarities between mastery goals, but relationships between the performance goals of these two instruments were weaker or uncorrelated. These findings suggest/highlight the ongoing disparities in the measurement of achievement goal theory. Future research should consider that the PALS and AGQ 3 × 2 goal instrumently likely measure different theoretical constructs.
{"title":"Patterns of Adaptive Learning Scales and Achievement Goal Questionnaire 3 × 2: More Different than Similar","authors":"J. Lopez, C. Johnson, L. Dai, M. H. Jones, M. Nodine, D. Cooper, S. Eckel","doi":"10.1177/07342829231185854","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/07342829231185854","url":null,"abstract":"The present study examined the convergent validity between two frequently used achievement goal instruments: Patterns of Adaptive Learning Scales (PALS) and the Achievement Goal Questionnaire 3 × 2 (AGQ 3 × 2). Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation models tested for relationships both within and across the scales in a sample of undergraduate students (N = 363). Main findings suggested that the PALS and AGQ 3 × 2 had stronger relationships within their respective instruments then between the scales. The PALS and AGQ 3 × 2 instruments had some similarities between mastery goals, but relationships between the performance goals of these two instruments were weaker or uncorrelated. These findings suggest/highlight the ongoing disparities in the measurement of achievement goal theory. Future research should consider that the PALS and AGQ 3 × 2 goal instrumently likely measure different theoretical constructs.","PeriodicalId":51446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49638787","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-27DOI: 10.1177/07342829231186229
M. F. Alkan, Fazilet Özge MAVİŞ SEVİM, A. Evers
Teacher autonomy positively impacts various profession-related variables, including professional self-efficacy, motivation, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, teacher success, and job performance. The development and adaptation of sound instruments will contribute to achieving a complete understanding of teachers’ autonomous behavior and its underlying mechanism. Thus, based on an extensive literature review and earlier research findings, Evers, Verboon, and Klaeijsen developed a promising tool to measure the autonomous behaviors of teachers. The purpose of the current study was to further examine the factor structure of the Teacher Autonomous Behavior Scale for a Turkish sample ( n = 711). Although the comparison of diverse models revealed ambiguous results, examination of bifactor indices revealed that the instrument was essentially unidimensional, unlike the original correlated four-factor model. Thus, a unidimensional model with four parcels was recommended. Correlations of Teacher Autonomous Behavior with other constructs provided evidence to support convergent and discriminant validity. Multigroup CFA revealed strict measurement invariance across gender and school stages in the Turkish sample while it demonstrated configural and metric invariance across Turkish and Dutch teachers.
{"title":"Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance of the Teacher Autonomous Behavior Scale in Turkey","authors":"M. F. Alkan, Fazilet Özge MAVİŞ SEVİM, A. Evers","doi":"10.1177/07342829231186229","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/07342829231186229","url":null,"abstract":"Teacher autonomy positively impacts various profession-related variables, including professional self-efficacy, motivation, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, teacher success, and job performance. The development and adaptation of sound instruments will contribute to achieving a complete understanding of teachers’ autonomous behavior and its underlying mechanism. Thus, based on an extensive literature review and earlier research findings, Evers, Verboon, and Klaeijsen developed a promising tool to measure the autonomous behaviors of teachers. The purpose of the current study was to further examine the factor structure of the Teacher Autonomous Behavior Scale for a Turkish sample ( n = 711). Although the comparison of diverse models revealed ambiguous results, examination of bifactor indices revealed that the instrument was essentially unidimensional, unlike the original correlated four-factor model. Thus, a unidimensional model with four parcels was recommended. Correlations of Teacher Autonomous Behavior with other constructs provided evidence to support convergent and discriminant validity. Multigroup CFA revealed strict measurement invariance across gender and school stages in the Turkish sample while it demonstrated configural and metric invariance across Turkish and Dutch teachers.","PeriodicalId":51446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49477078","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-26DOI: 10.1177/07342829231184293
Mary Edwin, M. Bahr
This article describes the development of the Multi-Tiered System of Supports-Interventionist Beliefs Scale (MTSS-IBS). The introduction reviews the importance between practitioner beliefs and MTSS success. Because there is no measure to assess the MTSS beliefs of school interventionists for the success of all students, we used a principal component analysis and a parallel analysis on MTSS-IBS responses from 379 school counselors who worked as MTSS interventionists. These analyses indicated a four-component structure, and subsequent internal consistency and construct validity analyses provided initial evidence of MTSS-IBS psychometric adequacy. We discuss applications of the MTSS-IBS in research and practice for enhancing MTSS implementation.
{"title":"Multi-Tiered System of Supports—Interventionist Beliefs Scale: Development and Initial Validation With School Counselors","authors":"Mary Edwin, M. Bahr","doi":"10.1177/07342829231184293","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/07342829231184293","url":null,"abstract":"This article describes the development of the Multi-Tiered System of Supports-Interventionist Beliefs Scale (MTSS-IBS). The introduction reviews the importance between practitioner beliefs and MTSS success. Because there is no measure to assess the MTSS beliefs of school interventionists for the success of all students, we used a principal component analysis and a parallel analysis on MTSS-IBS responses from 379 school counselors who worked as MTSS interventionists. These analyses indicated a four-component structure, and subsequent internal consistency and construct validity analyses provided initial evidence of MTSS-IBS psychometric adequacy. We discuss applications of the MTSS-IBS in research and practice for enhancing MTSS implementation.","PeriodicalId":51446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42524188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}