| Test Number | 38 |
| Title | Leadership Skills Inventory |
| Author | Karnes, F. A. ; Chauvin, J. C. |
| Category | Self-Report Inventory |
| Copyright Date | 1985 |
| Availability | Contact author |
| Restrictions | |
| Age/Grade Level | Grades 5 - 12 |
| Cost | Contact author |
| Forms | |
| Source | Formerly Pro-Ed (not currently available from that source); Contact Author |
| Address | Dr. Frances Karnes, Center for Gifted Studies, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-8207 |
| Phone | 601-266-5236 |
| Fax | 601-266-4978 |
| web or e-mail | |
| Definition | |
| Purposes | Designed to “assess strengths and weaknesses in the area of leadership.” |
| Characteristics | Digging Deeper into Ideas Openness and Courage to Explore Ideas |
| Manual |
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| Good | The manual seems well-organized and clearly-written. It includes discussions of: definition and purposes, target populations and uses, validity and reliability evidence, norms and interpretation support, history and development, research citations, and d |
| Validity |
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| Fair | The data are inconsistent and limited in scope. |
| Reliability |
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| Good | After 4 weeks where N-45, stability ranged from .30 to .67 on the 9 sub-scores. Internal consistency was .78 to .93 based on 452 cases. While promising these data are limited in value by the small sample size. |
| Utility |
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| Fair | The measure can be administered to groups by any professional, untimed, in about 45 minutes. While administration directions are clear there are no scoring directions on the test form, making self-scoring difficult. Scoring is by the teacher or the subject. |
| Interpretation |
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| Fair | Nine categories provide scores including: fundamentals of leadership; written communication; speech communications; values clarification; group dynamics; problem solving; personal development; decision making; and planning. The small numbers used for norming make interpretation and application of the scores difficult. |
| Propriety |
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| Fair | While appropriate uses and applications of the measure are discussed, there is no consideration of possible misapplication of the scores. |
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