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Autman, Hamlet; Kelly, Stephanie – Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 2017
This article contains two measurement development studies on writing apprehension. Study 1 reexamines the validity of the writing apprehension measure based on the finding from prior research that a second false factor was embedded. The findings from Study 1 support the validity of a reduced measure with 6 items versus the original 20-item…
Descriptors: Writing Apprehension, Writing Tests, Test Validity, Test Reliability
Bennett, Randy Elliot; Rock, Donald A. – 1993
Formulating-Hypotheses (F-H) items present a situation and ask the examinee to generate as many explanations for it as possible. This study examined the generalizability, validity, and examinee perceptions of a computer-delivered version of the task. Eight F-H questions were administered to 192 graduate students. Half of the items restricted…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Difficulty Level, Generalizability Theory, Graduate Students