Structural validity of CLASS K-3 in primary grades: Testing alternative models

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 226-239

  Sandilos, Lia E ^a   Shervey, Sarah Wollersheim ^b   DiPerna, James C ^c   Lei, Puiwa ^c   Cheng, Weiyi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CLASS K 3; Structural validity; Teacher child interactions

Indexed keywords

CHILD; EDUCATION; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SCHOOL TEACHER; STUDENT; THEORETICAL MODEL; VALIDATION STUDY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; SCHOOL TEACHERS; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84967316639     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: 19391560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/spq0000155     Document Type: Article

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