Initial Validation of the Usage Rating Profile-Assessment for Use within German Language Schools

Autor/inn/en	Briesch, Amy M.; Casale, Gino; Grosche, Michael; Volpe, Robert J.; Hennemann, Thomas
Titel	Initial Validation of the Usage Rating Profile-Assessment for Use within German Language Schools
Quelle	In: Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 15 (2017) 2, S.193-207 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1937-6928
Schlagwörter	Usability; German; Foreign Countries; Validity; Elementary School Teachers; Factor Analysis; Language Usage; Secondary School Teachers; Measurement Techniques; Behavior Problems; Child Behavior; Questionnaires; Screening Tests; Reliability; Parent School Relationship; Teacher Attitudes; Learning Problems; Response to Intervention; Decision Making; Learning Disabilities; Likert Scales; Germany; Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Deutscher; Ausland; Gültigkeit; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Faktorenanalyse; Sprachgebrauch; Messtechnik; Fragebogen; Screening-Verfahren; Reliabilität; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung; Lehrerverhalten; Lernproblem; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Likert-Skala; Deutschland
Abstract	Modern attempts to explain why some assessment tools are readily adopted by school-based personnel whereas others are not have focused on the concept of usability. Usability encompasses not only the degree to which consumers find an assessment tool to be acceptable, but also the degree to which it is well-understood, believed to be feasible, consistent with local norms, and supported within the larger school environment. The purpose of the current study was to conduct an initial validation of a German-language version of the Usage Rating Profile-Assessment (URP-A), a measure designed to assess the multiple influences on assessment usage. Participants included 101 1st-through 6th-grade teachers in Western Germany. Although findings from an exploratory factor analysis of URP-A items differed somewhat from results found for the original English-language measure, results of the current study suggest that the German URP-A may actually be used to reliably assess multiple dimensions of usability with a fewer number of items. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01