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Re-Examining the Content Validation of a Grammar Test: The (Im)Possibility of Distinguishing Vocabulary and Structural Knowledge
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Alderson, J. Charles; Kremmel, Benjamin – Language Testing, 2013
"Vocabulary and structural knowledge" (Grabe, 1991, p. 379) appears to be a key component of reading ability. However, is this component to be taken as a unitary one or is structural knowledge a separate factor that can therefore also be tested in isolation in, say, a test of syntax? If syntax can be singled out (e.g. in order to…
Descriptors: Grammar, Language Tests, Content Validity, Test Validity
Postgraduate Research Students' Knowledge and Attitudes towards Good Supervisory Practice at the University of Exeter
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Abdelhafez, Ahmed M. M. – Online Submission, 2007
Background: Research reveals that the relationship between a student and a supervisor is so crucial that students cannot afford to leave it to chance. It must be managed. Phillips and Pugh (2000, p. 193) maintains that if students are to do this well, they must understand what their supervisors expect of them. Once they have this "inside…
Descriptors: Statistical Surveys, Supervisors, Research Design, Questionnaires
Validation of the Business Computer Self-Efficacy Scale: Assessment of the Computer Literacy of Incoming Business Students
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Stephens, Paul – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2006
The business computer self-efficacy (BCSE) scale is potentially an important tool for researchers studying business students and professionals, but it needs to be validated for use. Content validity was established by Stephens and Shotick (2002). This research analyzes the scale under both criterion-related and construct validation. The scale is…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Computers, Validity, Content Validity
Play-Based Assessment of Communication-Related Skills in Young Children with Disabilities: The Validation of an Assessment Tool
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Uys, Kitty; Alant, Erna – Perspectives in Education, 2004
The purpose of this article is to describe the processes followed to develop an authentic, reliable and valid play-based assessment of communication-related behaviours in young children with severe disabilities. The Daily Multiple Measurement Instrument (DMMI) was developed to be used based on an intervention package of play activities. The…
Descriptors: Measurement, Disabilities, Test Validity, Young Children
Job Analysis of the Knowledge Important for Newly Licensed Physical Education Teachers. The Praxis Series: Professional Assessments for Beginning Teachers.
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Norback, Judith Shaul; And Others – 1993
A job analysis was conducted of the knowledge important for newly licensed or certified physical education teachers. The results of the analysis were to be used to develop specifications for The Praxis Series: Professional Assessments for Beginning Teachers and to support the content validity of the assessment. An initial draft domain of knowledge…
Descriptors: Administrators, Beginning Teachers, College Faculty, Content Validity
Alignment Analysis and Content Validity of the Wisconsin Assessment for Students with Disabilities. WCER Working Paper No. 2003-2
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Roach, Andrew T.; Elliott, Stephen N.; Webb, Norman L. – Wisconsin Center for Education Research (NJ1), 2003
The primary purpose of the investigation was to determine the extent to which (a) the Wisconsin Alternate Assessment (WAA) adequately measures the skills and concepts that make up the curriculum and instruction of students with significant disabilities; and (b) the WAA adequately measures the concepts and skill areas represented in Wisconsin's…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Rating Scales, Individualized Education Programs, Content Validity