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Peer reviewedJackson, Ian – Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 1985
The interrelationships of a variety of student aptitude and achievement measures are examined in a sample of 88 Australian undergraduate students, and the critial role of the data analyst in examining the relationships is discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, College Students, Higher Education
Peer reviewedGlutting, Joseph J.; And Others – Journal of Special Education, 1992
Three studies examined subtest profiles of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children: the first developed a normative taxonomy of subtest patterns using cluster analysis; the second compared subtest patterns of children with various disabilities; and the third used core patterns to identify children with unusual patterns. Results opposed the…
Descriptors: Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Cluster Analysis, Cognitive Tests
Download full textTallmadge, G. Kasten; And Others – 1987
A discussion of the evaluation of bilingual education programs focuses on building a comprehensive framework for local efforts at evaluation. The discussion begins with an introduction to the legislative history of bilingual education programs and the evolution of their evaluation. This is followed by a review of the literature on current…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedGardner, P. L. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1987
Discusses the complicating effects of ambivalence on the validity of science attitude measurement scales. Cites studies indicating that the positive and negative effects about a particular psychological object are not necessarily bipolar. Suggests the use of factor analysis to check dimensionality in instruments. (TW)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Factor Analysis, Forced Choice Technique, Item Analysis
Templin, Stephen A. – 1995
This study investigated the testing of speaking vocabulary in English as a Second Language (ESL) at a university in Hawaii. A Speaking Vocabulary Test (SVT) was developed and piloted with college students. Test-takers (n=37) were divided into three groups: native English-speaking freshmen and sophomores; non-native English-speaking freshmen,…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Higher Education
Pierangelo, Roger; Giuliani, George A. – 2002
The 19 chapters of this text on assessment in special education are divided into two parts. Part 1 discusses basic concepts in assessment in special education. Part 2 addresses the special education process by describing steps in the assessment continuum. Individual chapters examine the following topics: (1) an introduction to assessment; (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Rating Scales, Disabilities, Disability Identification
Lavelle, Ellen; Rickord, Bill – 1997
This research study reports the results of an attempt to build a model of individual differences in undergraduate student development based on factor analysis of a wide range of students' beliefs and behaviors. An 127-item inventory named the Dakota Inventory of Student Orientations was administered to 738 male and female undergraduate students in…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Correlation, Factor Analysis, General Education
