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Plake, Barbara S.; Conoley, Jane Close – 1995
Assessment use is a cornerstone of successful counseling. Information from assessments is used for making several important therapeutic decisions, requiring the counselor to have information about assessment devices and approaches. Tests are being published at a remarkable rate; it is a challenge for counselors to stay well informed. Products and…
Descriptors: Counselors, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Research
Garvin, Alfred D. – 1970
In choosing between criterion-referenced and norm-referenced measurement strategy we should consider the nature of the decisions to be based on the resulting scores. If the decision involves selecting some fixed quota from the high (or low) end of an available competence continuum, then norm-referenced measurement is indicated. If, however, the…
Descriptors: Conferences, Criterion Referenced Tests, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
Klein, Stephen P.; Kosecoff, Jacqueline P. – 1975
A procedure for in-depth analysis of a limited number of tests being considered for selection by a school, district, project, or state personnel is described. This procedure involves listing the objectives that it would be desirable to measure determining the relative importance of each of these objectives, having "judges" match test items to…
Descriptors: Correlation, Educational Objectives, Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria
Baker, Robert F.; And Others – 1978
This document contains the third of five volumes reporting the activities and results of a career education evaluation project conducted to accomplish the following two objectives: (1) to improve the quality of evaluations by career education projects funded by the United States Office of Career Education (OCE) through the provision of technical…
Descriptors: Career Education, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation
Burry, James, Ed.; Quellmalz, Edys S., Ed. – Evaluation Comment, 1978
Abstracts are presented of the major conference papers and thematic discussions delivered at the 1978 Measurement and Methodology Conference. The titles of the presentations are: Policy-Responsive Evaluation (Wiley); When Educators Set Standards (Glass); Comments on Wiley and Glass (Schutz); Key Standard-Setting Considerations for Minimal…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Cognitive Measurement, Conference Reports
Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational School District, Upton, MA. – 1980
A project was conducted to bridge the gap between the coneptualized model of vocational evaluation within a rehabilitation framework and the needs of a changing career development model within an educational setting. The project focus was on ascertaining the state of the art of vocational assessment of special needs individuals, then building a…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Career Education, Career Planning, Diagnostic Tests