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Direct linkBerliner, David C. – Teacher Educator, 2013
In the United States, but not only here, the movement to evaluate teachers based on student test scores has received powerful political and parental support. The logic is simple. From one testing occasion to another students should show growth in their knowledge and skill. Similar types of students should show similar patterns of growth. Those…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Merit Pay, Evaluation Problems, Models
Raps, Charles S. – American Psychologist, 2009
Kazdin is to be commended for his analysis of some current issues surrounding research and clinical practice. He described many important considerations and variables that impact the execution and usefulness of research. However, a critical conceptual issue was left unaddressed, one that is rarely addressed in these pages or elsewhere. In looking…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Outcomes of Treatment, Health Conditions, Evaluation Problems
Kaufman, James C.; Agars, Mark D. – American Psychologist, 2009
Sackett, Borneman, and Connelly argued that several common criticisms of cognitively laden tests are not well supported by the literature. The authors' systematic exploration of research surrounding seven specific criticisms is laudable, and we do not find fault with their conclusions as presented. In evaluating the seven concerns, however, the…
Descriptors: Creativity, Cognitive Ability, Predictor Variables, Predictive Validity
Karelitz, Tzur M. – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2008
What is the nature of latent predictors that facilitate diagnostic classification? Rupp and Templin (this issue) suggest that these predictors should be multidimensional, categorical variables that can be combined in various ways. Diagnostic Classification Models (DCM) typically use multiple categorical predictors to classify respondents into…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Item Response Theory, Predictor Variables, Educational Diagnosis
Peer reviewedZhang, Shuqiang; And Others – TESOL Quarterly, 1992
Multiple regression analysis is discussed as useful for studying the effect of a variable while controlling for the effects of others and for estimating the total effect of all predictor variables together. It is suggested that in English-as-a-Second-Language proficiency measurement, regression coefficients should not be the basis for judging…
Descriptors: Correlation, English (Second Language), Evaluation Problems, Language Research
Gresham, Frank M. – School Psychology Review, 2009
The concept of treatment integrity cuts across a diversity of fields involved with providing treatments or interventions to individuals. In medical treatments, the concept of "treatment compliance" or "treatment adherence" is an important and problematic issue. In the field of nutrition, the concept of "dietary adherence" is important for…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Psychometrics, Definitions, Intellectual Disciplines
