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Intellectual styles : measurement and assessment (2011)
Book Chapter
Cassidy, S. (2011). Intellectual styles : measurement and assessment. In L. Zhang, R. Sternberg, & S. Rayner (Eds.), Handbook of Intellectual Styles: Preferences in Cognition, Learning, and Thinking (67-89). New York: Springer Publishing Company

The chapter presents a critical account of approaches, including historical, contemporary and potential approaches, to the measurement and assessment of intellectual styles. Its ultimate aim is to support ‘good’ research and practice in the field of... Read More about Intellectual styles : measurement and assessment.

Creating and validating self-efficacy scales for students (2011)
Journal Article
Kitching, J., Cassidy, S., Eachus, P., & Hogg, P. (2011). Creating and validating self-efficacy scales for students. Radiologic technology, 83(1), 10-19

Purpose: student radiographers must possess certain abilities to progress in their training; these can be assessed in various ways. Bandura’s social cognitive theory identifies self-efficacy as a key psychological construct with regard to how people... Read More about Creating and validating self-efficacy scales for students.

Exploring individual differences as determining factors in student academic achievement in higher education (2011)
Journal Article
student academic achievement in higher education. Studies in Higher Education, 37(7), 793-810. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2010.545948

study investigated the association and relative influence of cognitive/motivational and demographic factors on final degree grade point average (GPA) in a single undergraduate cohort. Although academic selfefficacy, approaches to learning, prior ach... Read More about Exploring individual differences as determining factors in student academic achievement in higher education.

Self-regulated learning in higher education : identifying key component processes (2011)
Journal Article
Cassidy, S. (2011). Self-regulated learning in higher education : identifying key component processes. Studies in Higher Education, 36(8), 989-1000. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2010.503269

The concept of self-regulated learning is becoming increasingly relevant in the study of learning and academic achievement, especially in higher education, where quite distinctive demands are placed on students. Though several key theoretical perspec... Read More about Self-regulated learning in higher education : identifying key component processes.

Individual differences and learning : learning style, academic control beliefs and student self-evaluation as aspects of self-regulated learning (2009)
Thesis
Cassidy, S. Individual differences and learning : learning style, academic control beliefs and student self-evaluation as aspects of self-regulated learning. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The thesis comprises a collection of ten published works in the field of individual differences and student learning in a, mainly, higher education context involving undergraduate student participants. The works revolve primarily around three prin... Read More about Individual differences and learning : learning style, academic control beliefs and student self-evaluation as aspects of self-regulated learning.

Standardization of Raven's standard progressive matrices test for a Libyan sample (2009)
Thesis
Abdalgadr, A. Standardization of Raven's standard progressive matrices test for a Libyan sample. (Thesis). University of Salford

Background: Until date, no IQ test has been standardized to be used to test the intelligence of Libyan students. Lack of standardized intelligence tests creates many problems such as the misuse of some non-standardised tests. These tests are carried... Read More about Standardization of Raven's standard progressive matrices test for a Libyan sample.

Approaches to learning and competitive attitude in students in higher education (2008)
Journal Article
Cassidy, S. (2008). Approaches to learning and competitive attitude in students in higher education. Education Section review - British Psychological Society, 32(1), 18-27

The degree to which individuals are able to nominate or change their approach to learning in order to meet the needs of the learning situation opens a lengthy and complex debate. Some evidence exists for a shift in approach depending on the experie... Read More about Approaches to learning and competitive attitude in students in higher education.

Assessing 'inexperienced' students' ability to self-assess : exploring links with learning style and academic personal control (2007)
Journal Article
Cassidy, S. (2007). Assessing 'inexperienced' students' ability to self-assess : exploring links with learning style and academic personal control. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 32(3), 313-330. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602930600896704

The study sought to establish the level of students' self-assessment skill—particularly inexperienced students—and to examine the relationship between self-assessment skill and learning style, student perceptions of academic locus of control and acad... Read More about Assessing 'inexperienced' students' ability to self-assess : exploring links with learning style and academic personal control.

Further development of the web user self-efficacy scale (WUSE) (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Eachus, P., Hogg, P., & Cassidy, S. (2006, January). Further development of the web user self-efficacy scale (WUSE). Presented at Education in a Changing Environment, University of Salford, UK

The aim of this research was to develop a short version of the WUSE scale (Eachus and Cassidy, 2004) without compromising its psychometric properties. Using item analysis the original 40-item WUSE scale was reduced to 20 items, which were then incorp... Read More about Further development of the web user self-efficacy scale (WUSE).

Using social identity to explore the link between a decline in adolescent smoking and an increase in mobile phone use (2006)
Journal Article
Cassidy, S. (2006). Using social identity to explore the link between a decline in adolescent smoking and an increase in mobile phone use. Health Education, 106(3), 238-250. https://doi.org/10.1108/09654280610658578

Purpose – The study seeks to further explore the hypothesised link between the increase in mobile phone ownership and use and the reported decline in adolescent smoking. Evidence for the link was gathered by examining perceptions of mobile phone use... Read More about Using social identity to explore the link between a decline in adolescent smoking and an increase in mobile phone use.

Learning style and student self-assessment skill (2006)
Journal Article
Cassidy, S. (2006). Learning style and student self-assessment skill. https://doi.org/10.1108/00400910610651791

Purpose – In the light of the growing emphasis on independent learning and non-technical skills in education and employment, the study aims to examine the relevance of learning style to student self-assessment skill. Design/methodology/approach –... Read More about Learning style and student self-assessment skill.

Developing employability skills : peer assessment in higher education (2006)
Journal Article
Cassidy, S. (2006). Developing employability skills : peer assessment in higher education. Education and Training, 48(7), 508-517. https://doi.org/10.1108/00400910610705890

Purpose – Reports examining graduate employment issues suggest that employers are concerned by the lack of employability skills exhibited by entry-level job applications. It is also suggested that employers consider it the responsibility of education... Read More about Developing employability skills : peer assessment in higher education.

Learning styles : an overview of theories, models and measures (2004)
Journal Article
Cassidy, S. (2004). Learning styles : an overview of theories, models and measures. Educational Psychology, 24(4), 419-444. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144341042000228834

Although its origins have been traced back much further, research in the area of learning style has been active for--at a conservative estimate--around four decades. During that period the intensity of activity has varied, with recent years seeing a... Read More about Learning styles : an overview of theories, models and measures.

Developing the computer user self-efficacy (CUSE) scale : investigating the relationship between computer self-efficacy, gender and experience with computers (2002)
Journal Article
Eachus, P., & Cassidy, S. (2002). Developing the computer user self-efficacy (CUSE) scale : investigating the relationship between computer self-efficacy, gender and experience with computers. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 26(2), 133-153. https://doi.org/10.2190/JGJR-0KVL-HRF7-GCNV

Describes the development and validation of the 30-item Computer User Self-Efficacy (CUSE) Scale, a copy of which is appended. Topics include social cognitive theory; experience and computer self-efficacy; gender differences; and the measurement of c... Read More about Developing the computer user self-efficacy (CUSE) scale : investigating the relationship between computer self-efficacy, gender and experience with computers.

Assessing students' ability to self-assess : its relationship with measures of personal academic control and self-efficacy
Report
Cassidy, S. Assessing students' ability to self-assess : its relationship with measures of personal academic control and self-efficacy

Studies examining factors underlying academic performance have reliably established the significant involvement of psychological factors or individual differences (Cassidy & Eachus, 2000 & 2002). Psychological factors such as academic self-efficac... Read More about Assessing students' ability to self-assess : its relationship with measures of personal academic control and self-efficacy.

Development of the Web Users Self-Efficacy scale (WUSE)
Presentation / Conference
Eachus, P., & Cassidy, S. Development of the Web Users Self-Efficacy scale (WUSE). Presented at Education in a Changing Environment, University of Salford, UK

The aim of this research was to develop a scale that could evaluate an individual’s confidence in using the Internet. Web-based resources are becoming increasingly important within higher education and it is therefore vital that students and staff fe... Read More about Development of the Web Users Self-Efficacy scale (WUSE).