Ronald C Feldt
Biographic Data
| ID | 6517581 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ronald C Feldt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ronald C |
| FAMILY NAME | Feldt |
| SIGNATURE | FELDT R C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Mount Mercy College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Gender Invariance of the College Student Stress Scale
Assessment of perceived stress may be an important prerequisite to deployment of effective coping in efforts to help college students adjust to academic and social demands of college. The study examined the extent to which a seven-item measure of the College Student Stress Scale is invariant across gender. Results indicated invariance of factor loadings, factor variance, and all but one item intercept. No statistically significant gender differen…
Reliability and Construct Validity of the College Student Stress Scale
Reliability and construct validity of the 11-item College Student Stress Scale were investigated with exploratory (N = 273) and confirmatory factor analyses (N = 185) in undergraduate college students. Two factors were observed; however, reliability of the 3-item factor was too low and one item failed to load on either factor. A 7-item measure (Factor 1) had acceptable reliability (.81) and good convergence with the Perceived Stress Scale. This m…
Measuring Adjustment to College
This study employed confirmatory factor analysis to examine the quality of fit of two measurement models of the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (N = 305). Following the observation of poor fit, exploratory factor analysis was used. Results indicated six factors that account for the variance in Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire scores
Factorial Structure of the Career Decision Scale
For comparison of one-, three-, and four-factor structures of the Indecision scale of the Career Decision Scale, results of confirmatory factor analysis (N = 686) indicated the best fit for the three-factor structure. Multiple regression analysis results indicated incremental validity of the five-factor model for predicting dimensions of career indecision
Development of a Brief Measure of College Stress
The study included assessment of the psychometric properties of an 11-item measure of perceived stress and control in 273 first-year college students. Results indicated good internal consistency and stability over a 5-week interval, and the total score was highly correlated with another measure of perceived stress. Principal components analysis with varimax rotation indicated two possible factors which explained 55% of the variance. However, give…
A Proposed Method for Learning from Textbooks in the Primary Grades
A questioning strategy is proposed for teaching primary-level children about text organization or structure, such as cause-effect, comparison-contrast, and problem-solution. Once students can reliably identify different types of organization, they are taught to ask questions appropriate to each type to guide their learning. A cognitive-strategy instruction model is used as the vehicle for teaching children through modeling by a teacher, interacti…
Examination-Related Feedback, Mood, and Helping
The association of mood with helping was examined. College students (N = 62) self-reported mood before and after receiving feedback (numerical score and letter grade) on an examination administered during the previous class session. Helping measures included the number of sessions in which they were willing to serve and the number of names in a list of 120 checked for spelling. Analysis indicated that examination scores were negatively correlated…
Examination-Related Feedback, Mood, and Helping
The association of mood with helping was examined. College students (N = 62) self-reported mood before and after receiving feedback (numerical score and letter grade) on an examination administered during the previous class session. Helping measures included the number of sessions in which they were willing to serve and the number of names in a list of 120 checked for spelling. Analysis indicated that examination scores were negatively correlated…
Predicting Nursing GPA and National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (Nclex-Rn)
The study involved prediction of GPA in a nursing program and NCLEX-RN licensure score following completion of the program. The sample included 155 students who completed and 34 who failed to complete a baccalaureate nursing program for the 1984-1986 years. The best set of predictors of nursing GPA included ACT composite score, anatomy grade, and chemistry grade, R = .73. The best set of predictors of NCLEX-RN included ACT composite score, high s…
Predicting Academic Performance
Prediction of performance in an introductory psychology course was examined for a sample of 65 freshmen college students. Students completed the Comprehension subtest of the Nelson-Denny Reading Test, then studied a 956-word passage, reported their reading strategies, and responded to 18 test questions. Predictors included Nelson-Denny Comprehension score, reading strategy, study time, retention interval, time to complete the test, and test score…
Measuring Adjustment to College
This study employed confirmatory factor analysis to examine the quality of fit of two measurement models of the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (N = 305). Following the observation of poor fit, exploratory factor analysis was used. Results indicated six factors that account for the variance in Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire scores
Predicting Academic Performance
Prediction of performance in an introductory psychology course was examined for a sample of 65 freshmen college students. Students completed the Comprehension subtest of the Nelson-Denny Reading Test, then studied a 956-word passage, reported their reading strategies, and responded to 18 test questions. Predictors included Nelson-Denny Comprehension score, reading strategy, study time, retention interval, time to complete the test, and test score…
Predicting Nursing GPA and National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (Nclex-Rn)
The study involved prediction of GPA in a nursing program and NCLEX-RN licensure score following completion of the program. The sample included 155 students who completed and 34 who failed to complete a baccalaureate nursing program for the 1984-1986 years. The best set of predictors of nursing GPA included ACT composite score, anatomy grade, and chemistry grade, R = .73. The best set of predictors of NCLEX-RN included ACT composite score, high s…
Examination-Related Feedback, Mood, and Helping
The association of mood with helping was examined. College students (N = 62) self-reported mood before and after receiving feedback (numerical score and letter grade) on an examination administered during the previous class session. Helping measures included the number of sessions in which they were willing to serve and the number of names in a list of 120 checked for spelling. Analysis indicated that examination scores were negatively correlated…
Examination-Related Feedback, Mood, and Helping
The association of mood with helping was examined. College students (N = 62) self-reported mood before and after receiving feedback (numerical score and letter grade) on an examination administered during the previous class session. Helping measures included the number of sessions in which they were willing to serve and the number of names in a list of 120 checked for spelling. Analysis indicated that examination scores were negatively correlated…
A Proposed Method for Learning from Textbooks in the Primary Grades
A questioning strategy is proposed for teaching primary-level children about text organization or structure, such as cause-effect, comparison-contrast, and problem-solution. Once students can reliably identify different types of organization, they are taught to ask questions appropriate to each type to guide their learning. A cognitive-strategy instruction model is used as the vehicle for teaching children through modeling by a teacher, interacti…
Development of a Brief Measure of College Stress
The study included assessment of the psychometric properties of an 11-item measure of perceived stress and control in 273 first-year college students. Results indicated good internal consistency and stability over a 5-week interval, and the total score was highly correlated with another measure of perceived stress. Principal components analysis with varimax rotation indicated two possible factors which explained 55% of the variance. However, give…
Factorial Structure of the Career Decision Scale
For comparison of one-, three-, and four-factor structures of the Indecision scale of the Career Decision Scale, results of confirmatory factor analysis (N = 686) indicated the best fit for the three-factor structure. Multiple regression analysis results indicated incremental validity of the five-factor model for predicting dimensions of career indecision
Reliability and Construct Validity of the College Student Stress Scale
Reliability and construct validity of the 11-item College Student Stress Scale were investigated with exploratory (N = 273) and confirmatory factor analyses (N = 185) in undergraduate college students. Two factors were observed; however, reliability of the 3-item factor was too low and one item failed to load on either factor. A 7-item measure (Factor 1) had acceptable reliability (.81) and good convergence with the Perceived Stress Scale. This m…
Measuring Adjustment to College
This study employed confirmatory factor analysis to examine the quality of fit of two measurement models of the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (N = 305). Following the observation of poor fit, exploratory factor analysis was used. Results indicated six factors that account for the variance in Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire scores
Gender Invariance of the College Student Stress Scale
Assessment of perceived stress may be an important prerequisite to deployment of effective coping in efforts to help college students adjust to academic and social demands of college. The study examined the extent to which a seven-item measure of the College Student Stress Scale is invariant across gender. Results indicated invariance of factor loadings, factor variance, and all but one item intercept. No statistically significant gender differen…
Psychology (10 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Statistics (6 works) · Mathematics (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Confirmatory factor analysis (4 works) · Psychometrics (4 works) · Scale (ratio (4 works) · Structural equation modeling (4 works)