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Cramer, Angelique O. J. – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2012
What is validity? A simple question but apparently one with many answers, as Paul Newton highlights in his review of the history of validity. The current definition of validity, as entertained in the 1999 "Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing" is indeed a consensus, one between the classical notion of attributes, and measures…
Descriptors: Validity, Educational Testing, Depression (Psychology), Psychology
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Muniz, Jose; Bartram, Dave; Evers, Arne; Boben, Dusica; Matesic, Kruno; Glabeke, Kathia; Fernandez-Hermida, Jose R.; Zaal, Jac N. – European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 2001
Studied the opinions of professional psychologists in Europe about tests and testing with samples of 3,455 Spanish, 2,407 English, 2,079 Dutch, 321 Slovenian, 219 Croatian, and 210 Belgian psychologists. Results show a generally positive attitude about tests and testing, coupled with an awareness that institutions need to adopt a more active role…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Foreign Countries, Psychological Testing, Psychologists
Moreland, Kevin L.; And Others – 1986
Three papers are included in this document. The first, "An Introduction to the Problem of Test User Qualifications," by Kevin L. Moreland, is a short history of the American Psychological Association (APA)/American Educational Research Association (AERA)/National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) Working Group on Test User…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Ethics, Evaluation Methods, Models
Flanagan, John C.; And Others – 1972
Project TALENT is a large-scale, long-range longitudinal study of a representative sample of students assessed with a comprehensive set of psychological, educational, and personal measures. In 1960, students in grades 9 through 12 were given a battery of tests and inventories. One-year, five-year, eleven-year, and twenty-year follow-ups of the…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Databases, Educational Research, Educational Testing