...D.A. Yousef Purpose This study aims to examine the reliability and validity of the learning style construct conceptualized by Honey and Mumford (1986) in educational settings in the United Arab Emirates. Design/methodology/approach Two independent samples from the UAE were used: one comprised...

... are: Mathematics-related Self-Efficacy, Self-Concept, and Anxiety (M-SE, M-SC, and M-ANX). Design/methodology/approach The authors applied a multi-stage, iterative and user-centered approach to design and validate the measures, using several psychometric techniques and three data samples. They evaluated...

...Prof. Madhabi Chatterji and Prof. Kevin G. Welner; Nancy Koh; Vikash Reddy; Madhabi Chatterji Purpose – This AERI-NEPC eBrief, the fourth in a series titled “Understanding validity issues around the world”, looks closely at issues surrounding the validity of test-based actions in educational...

...Prof. Madhabi Chatterji and Prof. Kevin G. Welner; Meiko Lin; Erin Bumgarner; Madhabi Chatterji Purpose – This policy brief, the third in the AERI-NEPC eBrief series “Understanding validity issues around the world”, discusses validity issues surrounding International Large Scale Assessment (ILSA...

...Prof. Madhabi Chatterji and Prof. Kevin G. Welner; Jade Caines; Beatrice L. Bridglall; Madhabi Chatterji Purpose – This policy brief discusses validity and fairness issues that could arise when test-based information is used for making “high stakes” decisions at an individual level...

.... Shows that the number of underlying variables is largely reducible to a single factor which discriminates between pre‐1992 and post‐1992 universities. Casts serious doubt on the validity of the tables from both technical and conceptual perspectives. The potential of the league tables to influence...