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Administration and Scoring Errors of Graduate Students Learning the WISC-IV: Issues and Controversies
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Mrazik, Martin; Janzen, Troy M.; Dombrowski, Stefan C.; Barford, Sean W.; Krawchuk, Lindsey L. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2012
A total of 19 graduate students enrolled in a graduate course conducted 6 consecutive administrations of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, 4th edition (WISC-IV, Canadian version). Test protocols were examined to obtain data describing the frequency of examiner errors, including administration and scoring errors. Results identified 511…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Intelligence, Statistical Analysis, Scoring
A Proposed Framework of Test Administration Methods
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Thompson, Nathan A. – Journal of Applied Testing Technology, 2008
The widespread application of personal computers to educational and psychological testing has substantially increased the number of test administration methodologies available to testing programs. Many of these mediums are referred to by their acronyms, such as CAT, CBT, CCT, and LOFT. The similarities between the acronyms and the methods…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Psychological Testing, Classification, Educational Testing
Standardized Tests Used in Correctional Institutions.
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Smith, S. Mae – Journal of Employment Counseling, 1979
This study provides data from 11 adult correctional institutions on the percentage of residents who took standardized tests--educational, intelligence, vocational, and psychological tests--over a one-year period. Many individual differences in institutions are noted. (Author)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Correctional Institutions, Criminals, Psychological Testing
Predicting Academic Achievement of Greek Secondary School Students from Family Background and California Psychological Inventory Scores.
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Repapi, Myrto; And Others – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1983
Family background data and California Psychological Inventory (CPI) protocols were obtained from 1643 Greek students from 19 schools in the City of Athens. The CPI measures showed sufficient predictive validity in this cross-cultural application to warrant further research at higher educational levels, and in special subgroups such as the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Family Characteristics, Foreign Countries, Predictive Measurement
The Mental Testing Community and Validity: A Prehistory.
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von Mayrhauser, Richard T. – American Psychologist, 1992
Examines accuracy evaluation in published testing programs of the following: J. M. Cattell; C. Spearman; A. Binet; L. M. Terman; R. M. Yerkes; E. L. Thorndike; and W. D. Scott. Developing community and consensus on testing required convergence between theorists and practitioners. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Tests, Educational History, Educational Testing
Testing, Evaluation and Assessment.
Bedal, C. L., Ed.; Morris, Joan, Ed. – School Guidance Worker, 1981
Describes testing programs in Canada and suggests cautions to be used in psychological and diagnostic testing. Also discusses the use of standardized tests, computers, test validity and effectiveness, and parent attitudes. The demands of accountability and better management require counselor attention to testing and guidance. (JAC)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Enhancing the Validity and Usefulness of Large-Scale Educational Assessments: II. NELS:88 Science Achievement.
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Hamilton, Laura S.; And Others – American Educational Research Journal, 1995
Data from the grade 8 and grade 10 science tests of the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) were used to demonstrate that achievement tests are multidimensional and that using psychologically meaningful subscores in national surveys can enhance test validity and usefulness. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 10
Enhancing the Validity and Usefulness of Large-Scale Educational Assessments: I. NELS:88 Mathematics Achievement.
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Kupermintz, Haggai; And Others – American Educational Research Journal, 1995
This study demonstrates that the validity and usefulness of mathematics achievement tests can be improved by defining psychologically meaningful subscores that yield differential relations with student, teacher, and school variables. The eighth- and tenth-grade mathematics tests from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) were…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 10