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Download full textGrandy, Jerilee – 1992
This study investigated the construct validity and population generalizability of the NTE Core Battery using two different data bases and several analytical designs. Part I of the study used data from the November 1982 administration of the Core Battery at the subscore level for 5,183 examinees. Part II used data from the October 1985…
Descriptors: College Students, Construct Validity, Evaluation Methods, Factor Structure
Clinical Issues in the Use of the "DSM-III-R" with African American Children: A Diagnostic Paradigm.
Peer reviewedJohnson, Ronn – Journal of Black Psychology, 1993
Reviews concerns related to diagnoses in delivery of mental health services, specifically, application of the principles of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders (DSM-III-R) to African-American children. An alternative diagnostic model is proposed, and recommendations are made for enhancing the diagnostic process. (SLD)
Descriptors: Black Youth, Clinical Diagnosis, Diagnostic Tests, Disadvantaged Youth
National Center for Fair and Open Testing (FairTest), Cambridge, MA. – 1992
This fact sheet lists problems involved in the use of standardized tests. It is argued that standardized tests are not really fair and helpful evaluation tools because they reward the ability to answer superficial questions quickly and do not measure the ability to think or create in any field. They also assume that all test takers have been…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
