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Direct linkHogan, Thomas; DeStefano, Marissa; Gilby, Caitlin; Kosman, Dana; Peri, Joshua – Applied Measurement in Education, 2021
Buros' "Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY)" has provided professional reviews of commercially published psychological and educational tests for over 80 years. It serves as a kind of conscience for the testing industry. For a random sample of 50 entries in the "19th MMY" (a total of 100 separate reviews) this study determined…
Descriptors: Test Reviews, Interrater Reliability, Psychological Testing, Educational Testing
Fine, Saul – International Journal of Testing, 2013
While psychological tests are used extensively in Israel, the current controls over testing practices in Israel deserve some attention. Specifically, unlike in some European countries and the United States, (a) no specific certifications are offered to Israeli psychologists in the area of testing; (b) Israeli psychologists are not obligated to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychological Testing, Psychologists, Attitudes
Hagemeister, Carmen; Kersting, Martin; Stemmler, Gerhard – International Journal of Testing, 2012
In 2006, a (new) German standard for test reviewing was passed (Testkuratorium, 2006). There was already a European standard in place (European Federation of Psychologists' Associations, 2008). This article presents the German standard for test reviewing and explains how the German test review system was derived from demands in the German standard…
Descriptors: Test Reviews, Foreign Countries, National Standards, Performance Factors
Muniz, Jose; Fernandez-Hermida, Jose R.; Fonseca-Pedrero, Eduardo; Campillo-Alvarez, Angela; Pena-Suarez, Elsa – International Journal of Testing, 2012
The proper use of psychological tests requires that the measurement instruments have adequate psychometric properties, such as reliability and validity, and that the professionals who use the instruments have the necessary expertise. In this article, we present the first review of tests published in Spain, carried out with an assessment model…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Measurement, Foreign Countries, Psychometrics
McCrimmon, Adam W.; Climie, Emma A. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2011
This article reviews the "Wechsler Individual Achievement Test-Third Edition" (WIAT-III), a newly updated individual measure of academic achievement for students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 (age 4 years, 0 months to 19 years, 11 months). Suitable for use in educational, clinical, and research settings, the stated purposes of the WIAT-III…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Testing, Academic Achievement, Test Reviews
Elosua, Paula; Iliescu, Dragos – International Journal of Testing, 2012
Psychometric practice does not always converge with the advances of psychometric theory. In order to investigate this gap, the authors focus on the 10 most used psychological tests in Europe, as identified by recent surveys. The article analyzes test manuals published in 6 different European countries for these 10 most used tests. A total of 32…
Descriptors: Psychological Testing, Personality Measures, Error of Measurement, Foreign Countries
