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Cantwell, Zita M. – 1980
Fair, valid, and reliable measurement of dependent variables is a concern in personnel evaluation studies. Performance tests, that is, job or work sample tests, situational tests, and job learning or trainability tests, are being used with increasing frequency as measurement techniques capable of meeting these needs. The three categories of…
Descriptors: Performance Tests, Personnel Evaluation, Situational Tests, Test Bias
Peer reviewedWorthington, Roger L.; Dillon, Frank R. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2003
This study supported evidence of reliability and validity of the Theoretical Orientation Profile Scale-Revised (TOPS-R) scores. The TOPS-R was designed to measure theoretical orientation among counselors and trainees. Factor analysis yielded a 6-factor solution accounting for 87.5% of the total variance in the scale. The 6 factors corresponded to…
Descriptors: Counselor Characteristics, Counselor Training, Counselors, Factor Analysis
Peer reviewedDemaray, Michelle K.; Elting, Jennifer; Schaefer, Katherine – Psychology in the Schools, 2003
Provides a critical and comparative evaluation of the five most commonly used published rating scales for the assessment of ADHD. Reviews were conducted in four main areas: content and use, standardization sample and norms, scores and interpretation, and psychometric properties. Scales with the strongest standardization samples and evidence for…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Comparative Analysis, Hyperactivity, Psychometrics
Peer reviewedMcCloskey, George – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1990
The article examines issues related to establishing a rationale for the use of early childhood rating scales and to selecting a rating scale using such criteria as user needs, user friendliness, scale format, score interpretation, reliability, and validity. Methods of establishing the validity of a rating scale are suggested. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedSackett, Paul R.; And Others – Personnel Psychology, 1989
Reviews recent developments in the use of commercially available written integrity tests for employee selection. Discusses legal issues related to the use of the polygraph and integrity tests, and reviews empirical research on the reliability, criterion-related validity, construct validity, fakeability, and adverse effects of integrity tests. (TE)
Descriptors: Ethics, Integrity, Occupational Tests, Personnel Evaluation
Peer reviewedXiaoju, Li – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1990
Discusses what has been done in the last five years to enhance the intrinsic power of the MET, the English test for entrance to all universities in China. (JL)
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, English (Second Language), Feedback, Foreign Countries
Boyle, Gregory J. – Psychological Test Bulletin, 1990
Research relating to the factor structure of the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF) and the Clinical Analysis Questionnaire is reviewed. Different opinions about the factors measured by the 16PF are discussed. Focusing on the second-order factor level could eliminate problems with the instruments' reliability. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Factor Structure, Literature Reviews, Personality Measures
Peer reviewedHoyt, William T.; Melby, Janet N. – Counseling Psychologist, 1999
Addresses generalizability theory (GT), which offers a flexible framework for assessing dependability of measurement. GT allows for consideration of multiple sources of error, allowing investigators to assess the overall impact of measurement error. Illustrative analyses demonstrate the special advantages of GT for planning studies in which…
Descriptors: Counseling Psychology, Generalizability Theory, Measurement, Research Design
Peer reviewedPonterotto, Joseph G.; Baluch, Suraiya; Carielli, Dominick – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1998
The conceptual basis and development of The Suinn Lew Asian Self-Identity Acculturation Scale (SL-ASIA) are reviewed. This study of psychometric strengths and limitations includes 16 published empirical studies concerning reliability and validity of SL-ASIA. Measures of reliability and methods of establishing construct validity are discussed, and…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Counseling, Measures (Individuals), Meta Analysis
Peer reviewedLuzzo, Darrell Anthony – Journal of Counseling & Development, 1996
Provides a thorough psychometric evaluation of the Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale. Provides a summary of the initial construction and development of the scale, followed by a comprehensive review of the results from various investigations on its reliability and validity. Concludes with ideas for additional research. (JPS)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Decision Making, Higher Education, Psychometrics
Peer reviewedWatkins, Marley W. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2000
Reviews the results of four studies included in this issue of "School Psychology Quarterly" which found all four cognitive profile reports lacking reliability, validity, or diagnostic utility. Argues that ipsative methods are inferior to normative methods in cognitive assessment. Recommends that psychologists eschew the application of…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Measurement, Intelligence Tests, Profiles
Peer reviewedGordon Rouse, Kimberly A.; Cashin, Susan E. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2000
Examines the reliability and validity of the scores of the Assessment of Academic Self-Concept and Motivation Scale (AASCM), a new instrument developed according to motivational systems theory. The AASCM was administered to African American, European American, and Hispanic participants (N=492). Presents evidence of the measurement's strong…
Descriptors: College Students, Cross Cultural Studies, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Peer reviewedMalecki, Christine Kerres; Demaray, Michelle Kilpatrick – Psychology in the Schools, 2002
Study conducts confirmatory factor, reliability, and correlational analyses of scores on the Child and Adolescent Social Support Scale (CASSS). Analyses revealed evidence of reliability, a four-factor structure (Parent, Teacher, Classmate, and Close Friend subscales), and construct validity. There is evidence that the CASSS can be used to…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Childhood Attitudes, Factor Analysis, Measurement Techniques
Peer reviewedKhaleque, Abdul; Rohner, Ronald P. – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 2002
Used meta-analytic procedures from 51 studies worldwide to assess the reliability of two self-report measures (Parent Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire and Personality Assessment Questionnaire) which test the transcultural association between perceived parental acceptance/rejection and psychological adjustment. Both were found reliable for use…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Ethnic Groups, Meta Analysis, Parent Attitudes
Peer reviewedDomino, George – School Psychology International, 2001
Reviews the D48, a nonverbal analogies test used as a measure of general intelligence. Results of a study with 126 Mexican American and 139 Anglo American 7th graders show the D48 to be reliable, free of slope or intercept bias, a valid indicator of performance on Stanford Achievement subtests, and significantly correlated with both achievement…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Mexican Americans
