Test Number |
34 |
Title |
Inventory of Individually Perceived Group Cohesiveness |
Author |
Johnson, D. L. |
Category |
Self-Report Inventory |
Copyright Date |
1980 |
Availability |
Out of print |
Restrictions |
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Age/Grade Level |
Pre-K-adult |
Cost |
No current information available |
Forms |
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Source |
No current information available |
Address |
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Phone |
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Fax |
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web or e-mail |
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Definition |
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Purposes |
Designed to provide a measure of an individual’s perceptions of cooperation, control, and task influence processes operating as a group and resulting in some degree of group cohesiveness. |
Characteristics |
Digging Deeper into Ideas |
Manual |
Fair |
The manual seems well-organized in its discussion of; definition and purposes, target populations and uses, and administration and scoring instructions. There are significant omissions in reporting supporting research. |
Validity |
Fair |
Validity is reported, but it is not clear how the study related to this instrument specifically. |
Reliability |
Fair |
Reliability is reported, but it is not clear how the study related to this instrument specifically. |
Utility |
Good |
Usually given to individual group members prior to and/or right after a group session. Untimed, it is completed in under 15 minutes. There are 20 items. Responses are on a Likert-type scale. |
Interpretation |
Fair |
Scores reflect three dimensions of group communication: influence regarding the task, cooperation, expectational control. Norming numbers and dates are not provided in the manual. Used with preschool, school-age groups; adult groups; counseling groups, and training groups ranging in size from 2 to 30. |
Propriety |
Fair |
Has been applied in settings varying in age, racial-ethnic identity, education level and gender. |
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