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Cristan Farmer; Audrey Thurm; Tanvi Das; E. Martina Bebin; Jonathan A. Bernstein; Elizabeth Berry-Kravis; Joseph D. Buxbaum; Charis Eng; Thomas Frazier; Antonio Y. Hardan; Alexander Kolevzon; Darcy A. Krueger; Julian A. Martinez-Agosto; Hope Northrup; Craig M. Powell; Latha Valluripalli Soorya; Joyce Y. Wu; Mustafa Sahin – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2025
Developmental domains, such as cognitive, language, and motor, are key concepts of interest in longitudinal studies of intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Normative scores (e.g., IQ) are often used to operationalize performance on standardized tests of these concepts, but it is the interval-distributed person-ability scores that are…
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Intelligence Tests, Cognitive Ability, Intellectual Disability
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Matt I. Brown; Patrick R. Heck; Christopher F. Chabris – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
The Social Shapes Test (SST) is a measure of social intelligence which does not use human faces or rely on extensive verbal ability. The SST has shown promising validity among adults without autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but it is uncertain whether it is suitable for adults with ASD. We find measurement invariance between adults with (n = 229)…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Emotional Intelligence, Verbal Ability
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Tatiana Chaiban; Zeinab Nahle; Ghaith Assi; Michelle Cherfane – Discover Education, 2024
Background: Since it was first launched, ChatGPT, a Large Language Model (LLM), has been widely used across different disciplines, particularly the medical field. Objective: The main aim of this review is to thoroughly assess the performance of the distinct version of ChatGPT in subspecialty written medical proficiency exams and the factors that…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Accuracy, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Software
National Association for Gifted Children, 2018
Comprehensive, individual intelligence tests can be invaluable when used as part of a multi-faceted approach to identify gifted and twice exceptional children. The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) is a popular cognitive assessment for this purpose. This statement addresses guidelines for use of the WISC-V in the assessment of gifted…
Descriptors: Children, Intelligence Tests, Test Use, Academically Gifted
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Desmet, Ophélie Allyssa; van Weerdenburg, Marjolijn; Poelman, Mariska; Hoogeveen, Lianne; Yang, Yao – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2021
We examined the divergent validity and utility of the "Test for Creative Thinking--Drawing Production" (TCT-DP) in an identification protocol for high-ability students that included measures of intelligence, school motivation, inquisitiveness, creativity, and academic achievement. Data were collected from seventh-grade students across 6…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Test Validity, Test Use, Grade 7
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Ferguson, Ryan J.; Roy-Charland, Annie; Dickinson, Joël – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2018
Psychometric tests related to vocabulary assessments are, for the most part, restricted in their use by trained professionals and/or are costly. These restrictions limit their use, especially for research purposes. To circumvent these limitations, the Raney Vocabulary Measure was created for assessing vocabulary proficiency, specifically for…
Descriptors: Adults, Intelligence Tests, Vocabulary, Language Tests
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Patrick Kyllonen; Amit Sevak; Teresa Ober; Ikkyu Choi; Jesse Sparks; Daniel Fishtein – ETS Research Report Series, 2024
Assessment refers to a broad array of approaches for measuring or evaluating a person's (or group of persons') skills, behaviors, dispositions, or other attributes. Assessments range from standardized tests used in admissions, employee selection, licensure examinations, and domestic and international large-scale assessments of cognitive and…
Descriptors: Assessment Literacy, Testing, Test Bias, Test Construction
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Deygers, Bart; Vanbuel, Marieke – Language Testing, 2022
The Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) is a widely used test of receptive vocabulary, but no researchers to date have examined the performance of low-educated, low-literate L2 adults, or compared these individuals' performances to their more highly educated peers. In this study, we used many-facet Rasch analysis and mixed-effects linear…
Descriptors: Literacy, Educational Background, Verbal Ability, Intelligence Tests
Jimenez, Laura; Boser, Ulrich – Center for American Progress, 2021
Despite the often-negative discussion about testing in schools, assessments are a necessary and useful tool in the teaching and learning process. This is especially true when it comes to diagnostic and formative assessments, which give teachers real-time direction for what students need to learn to master course content. It is this space where the…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Test Use, Test Anxiety, Test Construction
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Schmitz, Florian; Wilhelm, Oliver – Journal of Intelligence, 2019
Current taxonomies of intelligence comprise two factors of mental speed, clerical speed (Gs), and elementary cognitive speed (Gt). Both originated from different research traditions and are conceptualized as dissociable constructs in current taxonomies. However, previous research suggests that tasks of one category can be transferred into the…
Descriptors: Taxonomy, Intelligence Tests, Testing, Test Format
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Rueter, Jessica A.; McWhorter, Rochell; Delello, Julie – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2019
The purpose of this article is to understand the decision-making processes by assessment personnel when choosing instruments to evaluate students with learning disabilities. Eight school personnel responsible for the evaluation of students in Texas participated in face-to-face, semistructured interviews. The instruments chosen were based on a…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Learning Disabilities, Identification, Student Placement