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A conceptual framework of integrity

De Beer, Marie; Schurink, Willem; Barnard, Antoni (OpenJournals Publishing, 2008)

This article reports on the findings of a qualitative study in which the construction of integrity of some business leaders was explored. Data were gathered through ten in-depth interviews with six South African business ...
Confirmatory factor analysis on the personal orientation inventory (POI)

Cilliers, Frans; Koortzen, Pieter; De Beer, Marie (2004)

The aim of this research was to establish the factor structure of selfactualisation as a positive psychology construct, as measured by the Personal Orientation Inventory (POI), in order to establish whether there is a ...
The development of a change agent identification framework for South African change agents.

Van der Linde-de Klerk, M; Martins, Nico; De Beer, Marie (Unisa, 2014)

The main aim of this research project was to develop a theoretical change agent identification framework that could enable organisational change management specialists to identify change agents more effectively in large ...
Development of the Learning Potential Computerised Adaptive Test (LPCAT)

De Beer, Marie (2005)

An overview of the development of a dynamic test for the measurement of learning potential - the Learning Potential Computerised Adaptive Test (LPCAT) - is provided. The test was developed in South Africa with a view to ...
Dynamic testing : practical solutions to some concerns

De Beer, Marie (OpenJournals Publishing, 2006)

Although the concept of dynamic testing is generally well supported, some concerns have been raised about the general and more widespread practical application and use of these procedures. The main problem areas that have ...
The factorial validity and reliability of a change agent identification assessment.

Van der Linde-de Klerk, M; Martins, Nico; De Beer, Marie (UNISA School of Management Sciences, 2015)

The main aim of the research project reported on here was to validate and test the reliability of the developed change agent identification assessment tool to be used by organisations to identify change agents more ...
Initial review of the psychometric properties of a computerized career preference test for career guidance assessment

De Beer, Marie (2011)

Psychometric proprties of the Career Preference Computerised Adaptive Test (CPCAT) (De Beer & Marais, 2010; De Beer, Marais, Maree, & Skrzypczak, 2008) are reported. Participants were high school students (n=343; ...
Longitudinal predictive validity of a learning potential test

De Beer, Marie (2010)

The aim of this article is to provide empirical psychometric evidence of the (longitudinal) predictive validity of a learning potential measure—the Learning Potential Computerised Adaptive Test (LPCAT)—in comparison with ...
Measuring emotional intelligence (EQ) : a construct comparison between the BAR-ON EQ-i and the OPQ 32i report

Van der Merwe, P.; Van der Westhuizen, Sanet; De Beer, Marie (2005)

Recently, there has been increasing interest in the role of emotions in organisational life. Consequently, there is also widespread interest in the topic of emotional intelligence and its predictive validity for work ...
A modern assessment psychometric approach to dynamic assessment

De Beer, Marie (2010)

Beer Although dynamic assessment (DA) has been hailed as a positive move towards fair assessment, it has generally not been used in educational or industry settings to the same extent that standard (static) tests have ...
Predicting work performance through selection interview ratings and psychological assessment

De Beer, Marie; Nzama, Liziwe; Visser, Delene (Open Journals Publishing, 2008)

The aim of the study was to establish whether selection interviews used in conjunction with psychological assessments of personality traits and cognitive functioning contribute to predicting work performance. The sample ...
Psychological strengths as predictors of postgraduate students’ academic achievement

Van der Westhuizen, Sanet; De Beer, Marie; Bekwa, Nomfusi (2011)

This study sought to predict students’ Grade Point Average (GPA) from their personal sense of coherence, locus of control, hope and research self-efficacy. Participants were 429 postgraduate students at a large South ...
The relationship between learning potential, english language proficiency and work-related training test results

Schoeman, Adele; De Beer, Marie; Visser, Delene (2008)

The first objective of the study was to determine whether there is a relationship between a test of learning potential, the Learning Potential Computerised Adaptive Test (LPCAT), and language proficiency as measured by ...
The role of the Learning Potential Computerized Adaptive Test (LPCAT) in the vocational guidance assessment of adolescents.

De Beer, Marie (2011)

In the present study, the role of learning potential assessment as part of cognitive assessment for vocational guidance was investigated for a population (N=262) of junior secondary students. Mean scores, distribution ...
Salutogenic profile of police trainees on entry into the profession

Bekwa, Nomfusi; De Beer, Marie (2009)

The study aimed to determine the salutogenic (wellbeing) profile of South African police trainees on entry into the profession. Participants were police trainees with an average age of 26 years enrolled for basic training ...
Use of CAT in Dynamic Testing

De Beer, Marie (2007)

The assessment of learning potential—referred to as dynamic testing and generally using a test-train-retest approach—has gained some ground in the field of cognitive assessment. Despite general support for this concept and ...
Use of differential item functioning (DIF) analysis for bias analysis in test construction

De Beer, Marie (OpenJournals Publishing, 2004)

When differential item functioning (DIF) item analysis procedures based on item response theory (IRT) are used during test construction, it is possible to draw item characteristic curves for the same item for different ...

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