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A Comparison of Approaches for Improving the Reliability of Objective Level Scores
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Skorupski, William P.; Carvajal, Jorge – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2010
This study is an evaluation of the psychometric issues associated with estimating objective level scores, often referred to as "subscores." The article begins by introducing the concepts of reliability and validity for subscores from statewide achievement tests. These issues are discussed with reference to popular scaling techniques, classical…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Test Validity, Achievement Tests, Scores
Validity Studies Using the Comprehensive Ability Battery (CAB): I. Academic Achievement Criteria
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Hakstian, A. Ralph; Bennet, Richard W. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1977
A new multiple abilities battery, the Comprehensive Ability Battery, is described, and the results of five criterion-related validity studies using eleven tests of the battery are reported. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests
Multiple-Mark Items: An Alternative Objective Item Format?
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Pomplun, Mark; Omar, Md Hafidz – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1997
Four threats to validity of an alternative objective test item format, the multiple-mark format, were studied with data from a state-mandated assessment with about 30,000 students at each of three grade levels. Reliability and validity coefficients show that the format has promise as an objective format that can be aligned with new curriculum…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Objective Tests
Correlations of National Teacher Examination Core Battery Scores and College Grade Point Average with Teaching Effectiveness of First-Year Teachers.
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Moore, Don; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1991
Correlations of National Teacher Examination (NTE) Core Battery scores and college grade point average (GPA) with a measure of teaching effectiveness for 493 first-year teachers indicate that the correlation is higher for GPA than for the Core Battery. NTE core scores do not predict effectiveness better than GPA alone. (SLD)
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College Graduates, Correlation, Elementary School Teachers