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Peer reviewedBenda, Brent B.; Corwyn, Robert Flynn; Toombs, Nancy J. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2001
Studies 248 adolescents who had been in a Serious Offender Program to examine the relative predictiveness of: a common risk assessment tool; a battery of psychological tests; and a combination of demographic and theoretical factors. Regression procedures indicate that the following are significant predictors: prior commitment; male; gang members;…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Delinquency, Individual Development
Peer reviewedJones, Marshall B. – Simulation and Games, 1984
Briefly describes the characteristics of video games and discusses some advantages and disadvantages of their use to measure individual abilities. Relevant research is cited in the areas of stabilization with practice, predictive testing, performance testing, testing under extreme conditions, testing brain-injured persons, and differential…
Descriptors: Games, History, Literature Reviews, Measurement Techniques


