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Development of a Situational Judgment Test as a Predictor of College Student Performance
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Matošková, Jana; Kovárík, Martin – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2017
It has been suggested that tacit knowledge may be a good predictor of performance in college. The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which a situational judgment test developed to measure tacit knowledge correlates with predictors and indicators of college performance. This situational judgment test includes eight situations…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Undergraduate Students, Predictor Variables, Situational Tests
Tests in Europe: Where We Are and Where We Should Go
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Elosua, Paula; Iliescu, Dragos – International Journal of Testing, 2012
Psychometric practice does not always converge with the advances of psychometric theory. In order to investigate this gap, the authors focus on the 10 most used psychological tests in Europe, as identified by recent surveys. The article analyzes test manuals published in 6 different European countries for these 10 most used tests. A total of 32…
Descriptors: Psychological Testing, Personality Measures, Error of Measurement, Foreign Countries
Validating the Measurement and Structure of the Beck Depression Inventory across English and French Nonclinical Adolescents.
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Byrne, Barbara M.; Baron, Pierre – 1991
The aims of the present study were threefold: (1) to test for the equivalency of an hierarchical three-factor structure of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) across English and French versions for non-clinical adolescents; (2) given evidence of poor model fit, to validate the factorial structure of the BDI French version across three independent…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Testing, English, Factor Structure
Report on the Use of the Standard Progressive Matrices with Male Corrective Trainees.
Burgon, J. R. – 1990
The differences in raw scores between two versions of the Standard Progressive Matrices Test (SPM) and differences in available norms for one version and the currently studied population were investigated. The SPM was originally designed to measure the general factor of intelligence unrestrained by language. Scores for the untimed SPM version…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Testing, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation
Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Somatic Scale in Hong Kong Secondary School Students.
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Shek, Daniel T. L.; Mak, Wai Kwong – Chinese University Education Journal, 1989
Describes the chronic and acute subscales (SOMAC and SOMAA) of the Chinese Somatic Scale that was administered to 2150 Hong Kong secondary education students to measure their psychological well being. Results showed that both the SOMAC and SOMAA had acceptable reliability and validity status as compared with similar type tests. (GG)
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Diagnostic Tests, Emotional Disturbances, Foreign Countries
Translation Fidelity of Psychological Scales: An Item Response Theory Analysis of an Individualism-Collectivism Scale.
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Bontempo, Robert – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1993
Describes a method for assessing the quality of translations based on item response theory (IRT). Results from the IRT technique with French and Chinese versions of a scale measuring individualism-collectivism for samples of 250 U.S., 357 French, and 290 Chinese undergraduates show how several biased items are detected. (SLD)
Descriptors: Chinese, Comparative Testing, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries