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Shavelson, Richard J. – Educational Psychologist, 2013
E. L. Thorndike contributed significantly to the field of educational and psychological testing as well as more broadly to psychological studies in education. This article follows in his testing legacy. I address the escalating demand, across societal sectors, to measure individual and group competencies. In formulating an approach to measuring…
Descriptors: Competence, Psychology, Psychological Testing, Psychological Studies
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Zane, Thomas W. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2009
Just as objectivist theories have provided foundations for traditional tests, constructivist theories can offer foundations for performance assessment design and development methods. The tenets and principles embedded in various learning theories provide a solid foundation that can be combined with psychometric principles to help assessment…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Performance Based Assessment, Performance Tests, Psychometrics
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Lefaivre, Marie-josee; Chambers, Christine T.; Fernandez, Conrad V. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2007
Research protocols involving children often include psychological testing as part of an assessment battery. Inclusion of such testing raises the question of whether parents (or others) should be offered the individualized results of their children's psychological testing conducted for research purposes. The purpose of this article is to provide a…
Descriptors: Ethics, Psychological Testing, Parent Rights, Child Psychology